Sim Connection

JetCard connects to your flight simulator to track flight phases, aircraft position, and landing data in real time.

Choosing Your Sim

Open Settings and pick how JetCard should connect:

• Auto (recommended) — JetCard detects whichever sim is running and connects to it. If neither is running yet, it keeps watching and connects the moment one starts.
• MSFS — connect to Microsoft Flight Simulator only.
• X-Plane — connect to X-Plane only.

Most pilots can leave it on Auto and forget about it. Choose a specific sim only if you have both installed and want to force one or the other.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

MSFS connects automatically. Just have MSFS running before or after you accept a charter — JetCard will pick it up. Both MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024 are supported.

X-Plane 12

X-Plane 12 connects automatically over its built-in WebSocket — no setup required. Make sure X-Plane’s web server is enabled (it is by default in 12.4+).

Older 12.x (no WebSocket)

If you’re on an X-Plane 12 build older than 12.4, JetCard falls back to UDP. To configure:

1. Open Settings
2. Find the X-Plane UDP Port field
3. Enter the port X-Plane is broadcasting on (default 49000)

Tip: some other apps also bind the default X-Plane port. If JetCard starts before them, it can lock the port. Either change the port in Settings or start your other apps first.

X-Plane 11

X-Plane 11 is not officially supported — JetCard targets X-Plane 12. That said, X-Plane 11 users can attempt to use JetCard if they install XPUIPC, which presents an FSUIPC-compatible bridge that JetCard can read from. This path is unsupported, untested by us, and we can’t troubleshoot XP11-specific issues — but it works for many users. The in-app Settings page notes the same: when you select X-Plane in Settings, you’ll see “X-Plane 11 requires XPUIPC” in red text.

Connection Status

The footer in the Dispatch Module shows your current sim connection. When connected you’ll see live data — ground speed, altitude, heading, distance to destination — and the label switches from your configured setting to the actual sim that’s running (MSFS or X-PLANE).

If the sim goes silent mid-flight (a stutter, a brief disconnect, or a CTD), JetCard holds your flight state. Reconnect the sim and your flight resumes — the elapsed timer keeps running and the trail picks up where it left off.

Background Operation

JetCard continues tracking your flight even when minimized or in the background. Timers, sim data, and phase detection all run at full speed regardless of whether the window has focus.