HAVE FUN WITH THE ATC OPTIONS

Before you set off for your flights, be sure to check out the ATC Options. Changing these air traffic control settings won’t have a major impact on your flight, but they’ll allow you to have a little fun with the radio messages you hear while flying.

The ATC Options in Microsoft Flight SimulatorImage: Asobo Studio/Microsoft Corporation via Polygon

Whatever you write in as your tail number will appear on the back of your plane. You can add a few letters or numbers here. This makes no real difference, but it’s nice seeing your name or favorite numbers plastered on the side of your plane.
Your call sign is usually a set of identifying characters that the air traffic control team will use to identify you over the radio. Any letters you use in your call sign will be called out using the Phonetic Alphabet, but if you write in a short word, there’s a chance they will say that instead. Short names and words work great, though we found that profane language gets replaced with a generic call sign.