Flight Sim Messenger (FSM) web based ACARS client

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https://fsm.vsrsoftware.com/

FSM is a 100% web application, no downloads, no updates, with a clean design to allow all pilots of all aircraft on MS Flight Simulator, X-Plane, P3D to access ACARS functionality. FSM Works in any browser, so can be loaded on a device such as an iPad or a non-sim PC. Features:

• Pre-departure clearances based on your SimBrief plan
• Weather for any ICAO (ATIS,METAR,TAF)
• ATSU logon and logoffs
• Telex free text outbound and inbound messages
• CPLDC inbound/outbound messages
• Requests to ATSU for:
Level change
Speed change
Direct to Routings
“When can we” questions
• Oceanic clearances

Forthcoming features include:

• A MS Flight Sim 2020 Toolbar panel to allow easy VR access
• Inbound and outbound VATSIM Direct and Network messages via a custom designed vPilot plug-in

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Very nice! I suggest you include the term “CPDLC functions” to the title or potential users will think that this is just “another ACARS client to load weather informaiton”.

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:+1: thanks

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hey David
it seems like your webtool is sending out Y/WILCO instead of N/WILCO, which makes it impossible to close dialogues, as it expects an answer

example of a correct exchange:
/data2/42//WU/SQUAWK @2000
/data2/3/42/N/WILCO

example of exchange to an aircraft with your webtool:
/data2/48//WU/SQUAWK @2000
/data2/4/48/Y/WILCO

this was extracted from the hoppie log. And yes, I am sure it is your webtool :stuck_out_tongue:

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NE or N ?

NE (for FANS 1/A)
N (for ATN B1)

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Sending N for now unless other clients require NE to close connection

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thanks for the quick action!

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Hey David.
Just noticed that for oceanic clearance, your tool forces to logon to a station. However, this message is sent via TELEX, so no logon should be done. Similar behaviour to DCL/PDC if you’d like
Could you revise that maybe?

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thanks

I’ve modified the logic somewhat, and changed the Oceanic request page to include an manual ATSU entry (it will pre-pop if you want to use the same station as your previous CPDLC ATSU Logon).

Its on https://fsm.daveblackuk.com/ as v.0.93 if you could give it a test before I promote to live.

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/DB

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seems to work as expected, many thanks!

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Thank you! A web client is great and it seems easy to use

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Thanks, I hope to make it an EFB app for NSFS 2024 at some point.

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Thanks for testing

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As a web site it is very useful IMHO.
Now that we also have a browser in X-Plane AviTab Browser: A web browser addon for the AviTab plugin - Utilities - X-Plane.Org Forum we can have it in the cockpit, too :wink:

The browser only has a height of ~530px, though. In that resolution the top menu bar is not reachable. Could you make it a bit more responsive to work with more resolutions? That would also help browsers on mobile phones.

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If you open source it, I’ll help you with it.

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can you scroll on that?
on the bottom bar, there is a T with a double arrow that you can use to set the size of the FSM

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Yes, scrolling is possible (although I would prefer the <body> would not have scrollbar-width: none; set). But you can’t reach the top area by scrolling (try it in a small browser window).

on the bottom bar, there is a T with a double arrow that you can use to set the size of the FSM
Ah, I missed that, thank you. That’s ok as a workaround.

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Thanks you Raul, I was about to message and point this out, but you beat me to it. The resize function is to allow any device, such as a phone or tablet to be used as a client