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NextATC guideNextATC User Guide

3. First Start

After installation, NextATC appears in the X-Plane menu:

Plugins -> NextATC

Common menu items:

  • Start plugin: enable ATC if it is not already running.
  • Stop plugin: stop ATC processing.
  • Reset plugin: clear the current flight state and rebuild plugin state.
  • Nav Display: open the route map, Flight Info, descent profile, and Airport board.
  • Frequencies selector: open the frequency box.
  • Flight Snapshots: save the current flight state, load a saved slot, or clear old slots.
  • Generate random flight: create a random flight from the configured region pool.
  • Options: configure the plugin.
  • Traffic: configure built-in traffic, TCAS publishing, and Bluebell CSL models or a local IVAO X-CSL library from the X-CSL Library, which you install and update with its official X-CSL-Updater.
  • Check for Updates: check for a newer release.
  • Help & FAQ: open the in-plugin help browser.
  • Patreon Page: open the project page.
  • ?: show the welcome/about dialog.

Most flying can be done with two assigned commands:

  • NextATC/handoff
  • NextATC/handoff_switch

Assign them in X-Plane:

Settings -> Keyboard, search for "NextATC"

Handoff executes the current default action: tune the selected frequency, confirm a readback, press the default ATC button, or continue the active flow.

Handoff Switch cycles the highlighted/default action in the active surface. Use it before pressing Handoff when more than one action is available.