PilotErsatz Technologies is opening the PE Radio Deck Android Closed Beta and I’m looking for flight sim users willing to help test it.
PE Radio Deck turns an Android phone or tablet into a dedicated COM radio and transponder controller for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Features currently include COM1/COM2 control, active and standby frequency displays, MHz/kHz tuning, frequency transfer, direct frequency entry, transponder squawk and IDENT, automatic bridge discovery, aircraft/profile detection, and portrait/landscape support.
PE Radio Deck connects over your local network to the free PE Radio Bridge Windows companion, which communicates with Microsoft Flight Simulator through SimConnect.
MSFS 2024 has already been successfully tested on physical Android hardware. One of the main goals of this Closed Beta is expanding hardware testing and validating MSFS 2020 compatibility.
To join the beta:
1. Join the Beta Testers Google Group:
https://groups.google.com/g/pe-radio-deck-beta-testers
2. Join the Google Play Closed Beta:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.pilotersatz.peradiodeck
3. Install PE Radio Deck:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pilotersatz.peradiodeck
4. Download PE Radio Bridge:
https://github.com/pilotersatz/PERadioBridge/releases/download/V0.0.9/PERadioBridge.zip
Android device + Windows MSFS PC + same local network required.
Feedback on different aircraft, Android devices, Wi-Fi configurations, discovery, tuning behavior and MSFS 2020 is very welcome.