This is the "big" version with full functionality
including copilot and other voices.
GENERAL
FSHS is designed to
fully cooperate with MSFS for a fast, seamless experience with an absolute minimum of
setup. Our goal is “jump in and
go.”
- Recognizes all MSFS aircraft (except
sailplanes and helicopters) in most cases without any setup
- Recognizes MSFS format flight plans anywhere in
the FS world
- Recognizes every airport, runway, navaid, city,
state and country in FS
- Computes realistic flight plans from your
waypoints
- Anticipates MSFS ATC commands and logic
FSHS INTERFACE
With its 5 button, 16 screen
Multifunction Display (MFD), the FSHS setup interface is fast and simple to use.
Popup In-Flight Menu allows
fast selection of dynamic commands, keeping MFD
Interface hidden during flight.
VOICES
Using the latest in
Microsoft® SAPI 5.1 voice technology, FSHS adds six new voices that can verbalize any
city, state, country, navaid, or airport in the native FS world.
- Six new voices: copilot, lead flight attendant,
dispatcher, GPWS, disc jockey, menu
- Freely change name, sex and qualities of any
voice
- Up to three simultaneous speakers (four when MSFS
ATC is speaking)
- Add any SAPI 5.1 compatible voice
ADVANCED AIBLAST™ TECHNOLOGY
- Hear all your AI aircraft taking off, landing and
flying with full Doppler 3D directional effects
- Total of 55 AI sounds in 28 aircraft classes
- Takeoff spool-up sounds for all aircraft
- Landing screech sounds for all aircraft
- Landing reverser sounds for turboprops and jets
- Automatically recognizes all default or add-on AI
aircraft
- Change default sounds or assign new sounds by
model designation or individual aircraft
- Copilot spots ground traffic
- Copilot spots air traffic with visibility
limitations
- Audio TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System)
warns of potential collisions and suggests evasive action
- Close call and near miss reporting and scoring
USER AIRCRAFT SOUNDS
Twelve new base sounds for
your aircraft are seamlessly integrated into MSFS:
- Flaps wind
- Gear wind
- Spoiler wind and activation
- Cooling fan
- Fuel pump
- Wheel brakes
- APU
- Turbulence
- Pushback tug
- Toggle switch
- Push switch
- Rotating knob
Sounds work automatically with
all panels and can be disabled globally or by individual aircraft.
Over 160 sounds and music
clips.
AUDI-VISUAL GPWS/TCAS
A 5 mode voice/audio Ground
Proximity Warning System modeled on the
Honeywell system is available for all aircraft.
TCAS mode, including visual
display, to warn of potential collisions and suggest evasive action
GPWS and TCAS can be user
enabled or disabled by individual aircraft.
VISUAL WEATHER/ROUTEMAP
Realtime graphical display of
current weather 100 NM ahead of your current flight plan (FS2004 only).
COPILOT & CHECKLISTS
Unique dynamic checklists that
automatically adjust for each particular aircraft’s capabilities and specs without
user intervention.
Customizable, interactive
copilot to check off on each checklist item as you complete them for each of the 13
checklists. The Copilot will optionally
call and execute an individual checklist item or an entire checklist at your
request. He/she also:
- Briefs passengers on smaller aircraft
- Announces geographical areas of interest such as
cities, states and countries by name
- Provides weather, air and ground traffic
information
- Cautions you when you’re about to make a
mistake (or sometimes after)
- Gives occasional good advice
- Tells frequently bad jokes
- Lots more
FLIGHT LOGGING
A permanent record of every
FSHS flight records:
- Printable flight detail (see Sample)
- Day and night flight time
- Hobbs (engine) time
- Seat time
- Takeoffs and landings
- Crashes
- Distance flown
- Weight carried
- Pilot ratings for: Passengers satisfaction, pilot
skill, landing and CRM
Records are aggregated by
aircraft so you can quickly see how you’re doing in a particular aircraft.
PILOT RATINGS
A permanent record of your
pilot rating collects all you flights on one easy to view screen (see Pilot Evaluation
Screen.) Check your overall progress
(or lack of it) as well as a breakdown by jet, turboprop and piston in both multi and
single engine configurations.
CABIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Flight attendants will brief
passengers on all commercial, passenger flights of aircraft with an empty weights of 6,000
lbs. or greater.
Briefings include references
to you, your copilot, destination and departure cities and even the aircraft
model—all by name.
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
10 channel Entertainment
System plays your own MP3 files and/or reads news and information automatically downloaded
from the internet during your flight.
Music Channel disc jockey
announces song name and artist if they are available in the MP3. Provides realtime
simulator weather and time. Even commercials with music!
News Channels allow you to
link with any of thousands of RSS realtime news feeds available via the internet for DJ to
read to you.
News items can even be added
to Music Channels to provide "news breaks" between songs.
FLYBY VIEW
FSHS uses the MSFS Tower View
to create an adjustable flyby view that automatically anchors itself at your destination
tower for landing (if available from MSFS.)
At the end of your flight a
timer gives you the number of seconds since landing so you can easily run a MSFS Instant
replay without guesswork, even long after landing.
HOTKEYS
Hotkeys control commonly used
functions including:
- Copilot responses
- Entertainment System on/off, volume and fast mute
- FSHS interface visibility
- FSHS compact mode
- Activate In-Flight Menu (IFM) system
ADVANCED USER CUSTOMIZATION
Three script files, briefing,
chat and subs, are available for customization by advanced users.
- Change and add to FSHS dialog, sounds and music
- Use special “dialog variables” to
access many internal FSHS real-time variables
- Random selections to increase variety
- Upload your mods for other users
- Change AIBlast™ sounds
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
- Microsoft® Flight Simulator 2002/2004
- FS2002/2004 compatible systems (XP highly
recommended)
- Windows Installer required for Windows® 98
- Peter Dowson’s FSUIPC Ver. 3.10 or higher
(included and Accredited, no extra purchase required)
- Windows® Media Player 6.4 or higher
- Windows® Explorer 5 or better
AVAILABILITY
- Via download only from FSHotSeat.com or major
flightsim sites
- Full-featured demo
- Secure purchase via RegSoft.com
- Internet connection required for
registration
- $34.95 USD
- All major credit cards accepted
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