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FlightDeck Bridge - vPilot Tablet Bridge + SimBrief

FlightDeck Bridge - vPilot Tablet Bridge + SimBrief Radio Kneeboard 2.6: Say again, one-tap Standby, ATIS and ATC alerts

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Version 2.6.1

by ClearedToCode

1.39 MB

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MSFS 2020 + 2024

Tested before release

Built by simmers

Requirements

Requirements Windows 10 or 11 with Microsoft Edge (built in) For VATSIM: vPilot (tested with 3.12.1). For SayIntentions.AI: the SayIntentions desktop app – vPilot is not needed For the EFB app: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (the tablet and phone pages work with MSFS 2020 too) A SimBrief account for the kneeboard For CPDLC (optional): a free Hoppie ACARS logon code For Voice ATC (optional): Windows 10 version 2004 or Windows 11, 64-bit; about 160 MB downloaded the first time you turn it on For the tablet: a tablet or phone on the same Wi-Fi as your PC (guest networks won't work) Installation Right-click the downloaded zip and choose Extract All Close vPilot (if you use it) Double-click Install FlightDeck Bridge Type your SimBrief Pilot ID in the box (optional – you can add it later) and click Install When Windows asks for permission, click Yes (this is only for the firewall) Click Finish. vPilot starts, the QR code window pops up, and your kneeboard opens Open your tablet's camera, scan the code and tap the link

About this add-on

FlightDeck Bridge puts ATC, readbacks, your SimBrief plan and a radio kneeboard on your tablet, phone and the MSFS 2024 EFB in the cockpit. Works with VATSIM (vPilot) and SayIntentions.AI. When ATC calls you, it shows exactly what to say back and can read it aloud. NEW in v2.2: Voice ATC - controllers on voice are written out in the Radio feed, and calls for your callsign get the readback. Speech is turned into text on your own PC. A one-click installer sets everything up, and a QR code connects your tablet. Requires Windows 10/11 and vPilot or SayIntentions.AI

Changelog

2.6.1 (October 24, 2026)

- Typing in the MSFS toolbar panel no longer fires sim keys (pressing g no longer moves the gear in MSFS 2024). Thanks to bud for the report.

v2.6.0

- Say again: with Voice ATC on, every transmission has a button that plays what the controller actually said (last 30 kept in memory on your PC)

- Standby in one tap: a Standby button next to Tune COM1 on every handoff and on every controller in the ATC list; "switch to", "change to" and "call ... on" count as handoffs too

- ATIS changed alert: your departure or arrival ATIS moves to a new letter and you're told what changed (runways, wind, altimeter)

- ATC online alert: a controller on your route logs on and you're told, with a one-tap Standby button

- Settings > ATIS and ATC alerts turns the alerts off

v2.5.1

- Readbacks in the ICAO phonetic alphabet: a "Say it" line with Alfa, Bravo, Tree, Fife, Niner, Decimal (e.g. DLH4AB = "Lufthansa Four Alfa Bravo"); on by default, Settings > Readback assistant > ICAO phonetics

- Kneeboard and EFB follow the same setting

- Stream Deck plugin reports its real version; Stream Deck setup no longer says the plugin "didn't take"

v2.5

- Position reports: a ready-made Hoppie position report from the sim and your SimBrief route; tap to send.

- Live kneeboard: follows your flight phase and shows the next station with a Tune standby button.

- Flight log: every message of each session saved on your PC, with a Log tab, print and PDF.

- Voice ATC model choice: Fast, Balanced or Accurate.

- Optional full-screen alerts for SELCAL, private messages and datalink.

v2.4.2

- Fixed: CTAF frequencies now come straight from VATSIM

v2.4.1

- Fixed: the installer stopped with a "ForeColor" error on some PCs before anything was installed. It now runs through to the end.

v2.4

- One-tap tune and squawk straight from ATC calls.

- vPilot dot commands (.metar, .ctaf and more).

- Bigger text, an update notice, and a toolbar panel for MSFS 2020.

- To update, close vPilot and run Install FlightDeck Bridge again. Your settings, SimBrief ID and tablet pairing are kept.

FlightDeck Bridge for vPilot The Ultimate AIO EFB Bridge!! Now w/ VOICE ATC, CPDLC AND HOLDDECK™️

StreamDeck Plugin Not Included!!

v2.2 · Developed by ClearedToCode

Eight tools in one:

Voice ATC (new in v2.2) – controllers on voice are written out in your Radio feed, and calls with your callsign get the Say back readback. Speech is turned into text on your PC; nothing is sent anywhere.

Hoppie CPDLC (new in v2.1) – datalink clearances and telex on your phone, your tablet and the in-sim panel, with the reply buttons ATC offered.

Comms leveler (new in v1.5) – stops one loud controller taking your head off, with meters and dials on your tablet.

Tablet & phone bridge – ATC text, private messages, SELCAL alerts, nearby controllers, ATIS and METAR on any device on your home Wi-Fi. Scan a QR code and you're connected, with nothing to install on the tablet.

SimBrief radio kneeboard – a printable, phase-by-phase radio script for your flight, built from your latest SimBrief plan and whoever is online on VATSIM right now. It opens automatically when vPilot starts.

Stream kit for OBS (new in v1.4) – theme and overlays that put your live flight, ATC and readbacks on stream.

In the cockpit and on SayIntentions – FlightDeck on the MSFS 2024 EFB tablet, in the sim toolbar over any aircraft (new in v1.5), and SayIntentions.AI alongside VATSIM, with or without vPilot.

Readback assistant (new in v1.2) – when ATC calls you, it shows exactly what to say back, and can read it aloud. Callsigns are read the way they are actually said — airline flight numbers, N-numbers and foreign registrations each their own way (fixed in v1.5.1).

Stream Deck add-on (sold separately)

FlightDeck Bridge for Stream Deck puts all of this on your keys and dials. It is available free as FlightDeck SD on clearedtocode.com. FlightDeck Bridge itself stays free and works fully without it.

vPilot / VATSIM – squawk ident, Mode C, radio and private messages, METAR and ATIS, and a Readback key that sends the reply to the last call for your callsign

SayIntentions.AI – clearance, taxi, departure, climb, descent, flight following, go-around or your own words, one key each

Hoppie CPDLC – log on and off, the latest uplink on a key, WILCO / UNABLE / STANDBY

HoldDeck holds – when ATC clears you to hold, the racetrack, fix and entry are drawn on the key, with an EFC countdown, turns flown and one-press hold calls

Stream Deck + – turn a dial through the hold diagram, entry and EFC on the touch strip; the ATC dial shows the last call for you with its readback, push to send it

Ready-made profiles for Stream Deck (15 keys) and Stream Deck +

It runs through FlightDeck Bridge 2.1 or newer on the same PC, so install this first. The installer tells you when it finds the plugin.

NEW in v2.2 – Voice ATC

Listens to vPilot's radio – and nothing else – and writes every call out in the Radio feed, so voice controllers get the same readback help as text.

For you, not everyone – every call on frequency is shown, but only the ones with your callsign get the Say back card (and HoldDeck picks up your holds).

On your PC – speech is turned into text locally (whisper.cpp). No account, no cloud, nothing leaves your PC.

Route-aware – with your SimBrief plan loaded, fix names come out spelled right (CAMRN, not "Cameron").

One switch – tablet Settings → Voice ATC → On. The first time it downloads the speech engine and English model (about 160 MB). Needs Windows 10 (2004) or 11, 64-bit.

NEW in v2.1 – Hoppie CPDLC + a new installer

CPDLC and telex – the new Datalink tab logs on to the Hoppie ACARS network and shows CPDLC and telex on your phone, your tablet and the in-sim panel.

Only the replies ATC offered – each uplink gets exactly its own reply buttons: WILCO, UNABLE, STANDBY and the rest of that message.

Your logon code stays on your PC – add your Hoppie logon code in Settings. If your aircraft MCDU already uses Hoppie, leave Datalink logged off: two clients on one logon code fight each other.

Redesigned installer – the same one-click install with a new look. Installing over 1.5.1 keeps your settings and pairing key.

NEW in v1.5 – Comms leveler + FlightDeck in any cockpit

Comms leveler – one controller whispers, the next one clips. Switch the leveler on and FlightDeck rides vPilot’s or SayIntentions’ own volume: loud transmissions come down fast, and the level eases back between calls so the next quiet station is still audible.

Meters on your tablet – a level meter for each radio app, showing the peak, your target, and how much is being taken off right now.

Three dials – Target (how loud ATC ends up), Max cut (the most a shout is pulled down) and Recovery (how fast it comes back). Natural, Balanced and Strong set them for you.

Nothing else is touched – no microphone, no recording, no virtual audio cable. Only that one app’s volume slider moves, and your own level goes back when you switch it off.

In the cockpit too – the same switch, presets and meters on the EFB’s new Audio tab.

FlightDeck in any cockpit – FlightDeck now also installs as a sim toolbar panel, so it opens over any aircraft: click the FlightDeck icon in the MSFS toolbar. That includes airliners with their own EFB, such as the Fenix A320 and iniBuilds aircraft, where an EFB app cannot appear. The EFB app is still there on aircraft that use the standard MSFS 2024 EFB.

NEW in v1.4 – Free stream kit for OBS

Streaming your flights? The download now includes a Stream Kit (OBS) folder: a ClearedToCode theme for OBS and ready-made overlays that put your real flight on screen.

Flight bar – callsign, route, the latest ATC call and the exact readback to say, plus cruise, ETE and which network you are on.

Live ATC panel – the last few transmissions, each with its readback underneath.

Webcam box and corner frame – a framed window for your camera, with your callsign and route on the plate.

Lower third and scene cards – your name and links, plus Starting Soon (with a countdown), Be Right Back and Ending screens.

OBS theme – the whole of OBS in the FlightDeck colours.

It reads your flight straight from FlightDeck Bridge on VATSIM or SayIntentions.AI, and everything stays on your own PC: your pairing key and SimBrief ID never appear on screen. Sized for 4K with a one-line switch for 1080p. Nothing installs itself - the kit's README.txt walks you through it.

NEW in v1.3 – FlightDeck in your EFB + SayIntentions.AI

On the MSFS 2024 EFB tablet – open the FlightDeck app in the cockpit: Live Radio with Say Back readbacks, your SimBrief flight plan, the radio kneeboard and nearby ATC, right on the in-sim tablet. No second screen needed. The installer adds it to your Community folder (Microsoft Store and Steam).

SayIntentions.AI support – ATC calls from SayIntentions show up in Live Radio with the readback, and Send talks to SayIntentions. FlightDeck follows whichever network you are flying: VATSIM or SayIntentions.

Runs without vPilot – SayIntentions-only pilots get FlightDeck Bridge as a small tray app that starts with Windows. With vPilot, the plugin covers both networks and the tray app steps aside automatically, so your tablet link never changes.

Smarter readbacks – understands numbers written out as words ("four thousand", "one one niner point four five").

NEW in v1.2 – Readback assistant

When ATC calls your callsign, the tablet shows exactly what to say back, right under the message and pinned above the send box.

ATC: DAL425 radar contact, climb and maintain FL240, turn right heading 110, contact Atlanta Center 132.450

Say back: Climb and maintain flight level two four zero, turn right heading one one zero, contact Atlanta Center one three two point four five, Delta four two five

Covers the calls that matter – IFR clearances, climbs and descents (including climb/descend via), headings, speed and Mach, direct-to, frequency changes, squawk, altimeter/QNH, pushback, taxi routes, hold short, line up, and takeoff, landing and approach clearances

Real radio phraseology – callsigns spoken the radio way (DAL = Delta, BAW = Speedbird, N123AB = November one two three Alpha Bravo), niner, flight levels and frequencies read correctly

Hear it – reads the readback aloud so you hear the wording before you key the mic

Send as text – one tap puts the readback on frequency for text pilots; an IDENT button appears when ATC asks for one

Voice ATC – type what the controller said into ATC said… on the tablet, or click Dashboard + Listen in the setup window so the PC listens for you (Edge speech recognition, hears your default recording device)

Hints, not just readbacks – radar contact, ident and "say altitude" calls tell you what to do

Works offline, no AI or account needed. It is a practice aid – always listen to ATC.

Radio kneeboard

Generate your flight on SimBrief, start vPilot, and your kneeboard is waiting. It tells you who to call, when, on which frequency, and exactly what to say and read back, from ATIS through taxi-in.

Flight card – route, runways, SID/STAR, filed altitude, ETE, your callsign spelled phonetically, an ATIS copy table and a CRAFT clearance box

Who you'll talk to – every phase with its station and frequency, marked Live, Top-down, UNICOM or Charted

Radio script – your call, ATC's reply and your readback for clearance, taxi, takeoff, departure, en route, approach, landing and taxi-in, with values to dial in highlighted in magenta

VATSIM mode – follows live coverage: if Ground is offline it tells you Tower or Center is covering top-down, and with nobody online it switches to UNICOM 122.8 self-announce calls

SayIntentions mode – uses charted frequencies for the airports on your plan

Quick reference – readback items, first-call structure and how to say your numbers

On the tablet – its own Kneeboard tab next to your messages

Save PDF / Print – letter landscape, two kneeboard pages per sheet with a cut line. PDFs go to Documents › FlightDeck Bridge › Kneeboards.

Always current – rebuilds when you connect to VATSIM, and one tap on Refresh before you call for clearance picks up who just logged on

You need your own SimBrief Pilot ID (simbrief.com → Account Settings → Pilot ID). Enter it in the installer, in the setup window, or on the kneeboard page the first time it opens.

Tablet & phone bridge

Live message feed – frequency text, private messages and broadcasts, with your callsign highlighted when ATC calls you

SELCAL & private message alerts – flashing banner, optional chime and vibration

Send from the tablet – text on frequency or private messages; tap a message to reply

ATC list – nearby controllers and frequencies, one-tap ATIS request

Weather – request METARs for any airport

Transponder – squawk ident, Mode C / standby

Add to Home Screen – opens full screen like an app on iPad, iPhone and Android

Built to fix the usual bridge problems

One-click beginner installer – finds vPilot automatically and ticks off each step

Pop-out setup window with a QR code – opens when vPilot starts, with a live checklist that tells you exactly what's wrong if the tablet can't connect

"Plugin doesn't load" – removes the Windows downloaded-file block that silently stops vPilot plugins loading (and fixes it for your other plugins too)

"QR code points nowhere" – picks your real Wi-Fi address and skips Bluetooth, VPN, Hyper-V and Docker adapters

"Tablet can't connect" – sets up Windows Firewall for home networks and removes old rules that block vPilot. It asks for permission once.

Port conflicts – automatically uses the next free port (7830–7839)

Stays connected – reconnects by itself after the tablet sleeps or vPilot restarts

Safe for vPilot – plugin errors can never crash vPilot mid-flight

Requirements

Windows 10 or 11 with Microsoft Edge (built in)

For VATSIM: vPilot (tested with 3.12.1). For SayIntentions.AI: the SayIntentions desktop app – vPilot is not needed

For the EFB app: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (the tablet and phone pages work with MSFS 2020 too)

A SimBrief account for the kneeboard

For CPDLC (optional): a free Hoppie ACARS logon code

For the tablet: a tablet or phone on the same Wi-Fi as your PC (guest networks won't work)

Installation

Right-click the downloaded zip and choose Extract All

Close vPilot (if you use it)

Double-click Install FlightDeck Bridge

Type your SimBrief Pilot ID in the box (optional – you can add it later) and click Install

When Windows asks for permission, click Yes (this is only for the firewall)

Click Finish. vPilot starts, the QR code window pops up, and your kneeboard opens

Open your tablet's camera, scan the code and tap the link

Two desktop icons are added: FlightDeck Bridge Setup (QR code and checklist) and FlightDeck Kneeboard.

Note: this is not an MSFS Community folder addon – don't put it in your Community folder. The installer places it in vPilot's Plugins folder.

Troubleshooting

Check the setup window's checklist – anything red says what to fix

Kneeboard says "Unknown UserID"? Re-check your SimBrief Pilot ID and make sure you've generated a flight

Tablet and PC must be on the same Wi-Fi; turn off VPN / iCloud Private Relay on the tablet

Run the installer again – it repairs firewall problems

Log file: %LOCALAPPDATA%\FlightDeckBridge\bridge.log

Privacy & safety

Everything stays on your home network. The bridge only goes online to fetch your SimBrief plan, the public VATSIM data feed and public airport frequency data (OurAirports), plus the Hoppie ACARS network while you are logged on to Datalink. The QR code contains a private pairing key, so other people on your Wi-Fi can't send messages under your callsign or see your flight plan. Anyone who scanned it by mistake can be locked out with New key in the setup window.

For flight simulation use only. The kneeboard is a practice aid, not a substitute for real charts or ATC instructions.

Uninstall

Double-click Uninstall FlightDeck Bridge or use the Start menu entry. vPilot and your other plugins are not touched, and saved kneeboard PDFs stay in your Documents folder.

Credits

Developed by ClearedToCode. Flight plans from SimBrief, live controllers from the VATSIM data feed, charted frequencies from OurAirports. QR code generation uses qrcode-generator by Kazuhiko Arase (MIT licence); QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED. Not affiliated with VATSIM, SimBrief, SayIntentions, Hoppie or the vPilot developer.

About the Creator

ClearedToCode

Credits Developed by ClearedToCode. Flight plans from SimBrief, live controllers from the VATSIM data feed, charted frequencies from OurAirports. QR code generation uses qrcode-generator by Kazuhiko Arase (MIT licence); QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED. Not affiliated with VATSIM, SimBrief, SayIntentions, Hoppie or the vPilot developer.

Reviews

5.0

6 reviews · 5 on flightsim.to, 1 here

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NorwoodNinja

Oct 5, 2026

flightsim.to

BEYOND ATC AMAZING WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

ClearedToCode replied

Thank you I'm so happy you like it!!

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ashkemp86

Sep 29, 2026

flightsim.to

this is amazing having everything in the one place makes things so easy and having it tell you what to say to ATC is going to help so many people that are scared to make that jump. AMAZING!!!

ClearedToCode replied

Thanks for the kind words this is what i do it for!!!

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BudMorgan

Sep 25, 2026

flightsim.to

Absolutely brilliant. One thing - How can I zoom in to the text on the widget or the efb? These old eyes are terrible

ClearedToCode replied

Hi BudMorgan, the zoom you asked for is in v2.4, which just went live. Open FlightDeck in the EFB or the toolbar panel and tap A+ at the top right; the text goes up to 250%, and it remembers your size next time. The toolbar panel also connects more reliably in this version. Thanks for the push on this one, and let me know how it looks on your screen.

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S170811

Sep 17, 2026

flightsim.to

Just downloaded and installed it, looks pretty good. Look forward to testing it out over the weekend, I will let you know how I get on. Also all developers should take a leaf out of your book for the simple and user friendly installation method, bravo.

ClearedToCode replied

Thank you, that means a lot! v2.4 is out now, with one-tap tune and squawk from ATC calls, vPilot dot commands (.metar, .ctaf and more) and bigger text in the EFB. Installing over your current version keeps your settings. Let me know how it goes.

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