Thanks ever so much! I was able to get the ATIS at several airports (including John Wayne), although I'm not sure what "ixeg733" means. If you have a chance, can you direct me to info on activating the ATC feature or on how an online network might function?
And yet another question if I may. On the map screen, I can scroll in and out but the display seems limited. It there a way to display a different (adjoining) geographic areas without moving the plane on the map? I found the "planet map" but it seems of little use. I'm used to MSFS where you can move around the entire continent to find VORs and such for flight planning. Does x-plane do this? Again, thanks for your help.