Can ATC MSG button be assigned?

[Chuck Oman]

Has anyone found a way to assign the "ATC MSG" CPDLC message button to a joystick button or keyboard key sequence?

Chuck O

[Chuck Oman]

The CPDLC ATC MSG button is often not in view.  But when it starts chirping it has to be cancelled.

Was hoping I could assign a joystick button or keyboard key to do it.  Has anyone found a way?

 

Chuck O

[Alexandre Kubatko]

While it can be assigned via a rotorbrake code to be pushed, the rotorbrake responsible to release the button doesn't seem to work (and for some reason I never got a macro to work on it). So, unfortunately, if you press the bind you assign, it'll stay depressed until you click on it in the VC.

[Chuck Oman]

Thanks Alexandre.  I'll go look again at the tutorial you posted in '19. (

Once the button is pushed and stays stuck in, does it then cancel all subsequent alert chirps?

 

Chuck O

[Alexandre Kubatko]

1 hour ago, Chuck Oman said:

Once the button is pushed and stays stuck in, does it then cancel all subsequent alert chirps?

Yep, found out the hard way on VATSIM