This vPilot plugin relays private messages and SELCAL alerts to the VATRadar iOS app for push notifications on your mobile device.

Receive instant notifications when someone sends you a private VATSIM message (such as a controller’s contact me) or SELCAL alert, it’s super simple to set up and a great way to stay in the loop in those situations where you need to step out of your home cockpit for a few minutes.

Features

  • Private message notifications — get alerted when another pilot or controller sends you a private message
  • SELCAL alerts — receive a push notification when your SELCAL code is triggered
  • Rate limiting — built-in rate limiter prevents notification flooding
  • Configurable toggles — enable or disable each notification type independently

Download

Download vPilot-VATRadar v1.0.0

Installation

  1. Download and extract the ZIP file — it includes both vPilot-VATRadar.Setup.exe and vPilot-VATRadar.dll
  2. Run vPilot-VATRadar.Setup.exe
  3. Enter your VATSIM CID (find it at my.vatsim.net) or in your vPilot settings
  4. Choose your notification preferences and click Install
  5. Restart vPilot if it was already running
  6. In the VATRadar app, go to the Profile tab and tap the Settings button in the top right corner. Enable Enable Notifications if not already on, and toggle on VATSIM Message Notifications

Configuration

To reconfigure your notification preferences, simply re-launch vPilot-VATRadar.Setup.exe and change the notification checkboxes.

You can also edit the configuration manually. Edit vPilot-VATRadar.ini in your vPilot Plugins folder (%LOCALAPPDATA%\vPilot\Plugins\):

[General]
; Your VATSIM CID (required — find it at https://my.vatsim.net)
CID=

; Relay private messages as push notifications (default: true)
PrivateMessagesEnabled=true

; Relay SELCAL alerts as push notifications (default: true)
SelcalEnabled=true
Setting Required Default Description
CID Yes — Your VATSIM CID (numeric)
PrivateMessagesEnabled No true Send push notifications for private messages
SelcalEnabled No true Send push notifications for SELCAL alerts

Troubleshooting

No notifications when an FSLabs aircraft is installed

The installers for some FSLabs aircraft, including the A321neo, put a copy of RossCarlson.Vatsim.Vpilot.Plugins.dll into the vPilot Plugins folder by mistake. That extra copy stops other plugins from working, this one included, so private message and SELCAL notifications won’t arrive. vPilot keeps its own copy of the file in its installation folder, so the one in Plugins is safe to delete.

To fix it:

  1. Close vPilot
  2. Open your vPilot Plugins folder (%LOCALAPPDATA%\vPilot\Plugins\)
  3. Delete RossCarlson.Vatsim.Vpilot.Plugins.dll, and RossCarlson.Vatsim.Vpilot.Plugins.xml if it’s there too. Leave vPilot-VATRadar.dll and vPilot-VATRadar.ini where they are
  4. Start vPilot again

Updating or reinstalling an FSLabs aircraft may put the file back, so if notifications stop again after that, check the Plugins folder once more.