The auto mode is a great function to reduce the workload of the controller. Only one controller should have the auto mode active for an airport!

Enable Auto Mode

Before activate the auto mode, all clearance received flags need to be set for all outbounds with clearance. Otherwise the SIDs that are already set might get overruled.

Most of the time only the following command can be used to activate the auto mode:

.vsid auto

The auto mode will be activated for all active airports, where the controller using the plugin is the lowest station, responsible for the enroute clearance. If there is any lower (or "same level", e.g. two Ground stations) station online, the auto mode will be not activated for this airport. After a controller change, the auto mode should only be activated when the previous controller (or the lower station) is offline.

For Tower, Ground and Delivery stations the auto mode can only be activated for the own airport (based on the login ICAO code, e.g. EDDS_TWR). For all other active airports the airport will not be activated.

Forced auto mode: If it is required to activate the auto mode even if a lower station is online, it can be done with the following command:

.vsid auto icao

This forced mode should only be used carefully (e.g. if two DEL stations are online during an event). If no station below or at the same level is online, the command can't be used.

Disable Auto Mode

The auto mode can be deactivated with the following command:

.vsid auto off

Additionally, the auto mode will be automatically deactivated, as soon as a lower station comes online. If a station at the same level comes online (e.g. two ground stations) the auto mode remains active.

Auto Mode Check

If more than one controller has the auto mode active, all controllers with active auto mode will get a warning as soon as a flightplan is edited by the auto mode of different controller using vSID.