Talk:Stand Alone ATC Control Development

FG multiplayer protocol needs to add support for 1. broadcasting on VHF frequencies, 2. private messages between clients.

The UDP protocol / XDR stuff is relatively easy -- I have working python code I'm happy to share. (I wrote a little bot that connects to FGMS and responds to pilot requests "!metar ICAO" by fetching and returning the METAR for that ICAO code.)

A core requirement for a serious ATC system is the ability to handle pilot flightplans. Visually, the ATC client can display a 'flightstrip' (like the paper strips of olden days) or an electronic equivalent. The stack of flightstrips represents the controller's workload. Upon handoff of traffic to another controller, the flightstrip follows.