Talk to your simulator!

by mark.avey on May 31, 2007

FS Addon has come up with an interesting add-on for FS9/2004 (and soon for FSX) that allows you to talk to your simulator via voice, as well as providing a virtual co-pilot. I’m not sure how this compares to Voice Buddy, so will be keen to take a look:

“It’s Your Plane” (aka IYP) is a program conceived and developed by Robert Cezar of Canada in close cooperation with FSAddon Publishing, that will forever change the way you use your Flight Simulator.
It NOT ONLY adds the option to TALK to your sim, via the Microsoft Speech SDK. And it NOT ONLY has your co-pilot, the lovely (we think) Michelle TALK TO YOU. No, it does MUCH MORE than just that.
IYP is not a ’speech recognition’ program that just translates to pressing keys on the keyboard. Instead IYP contains a wealth of built-in aviation- and flightsim related phrases, words and expressions that Michelle recognizes. And not only does she recognize what you are saying, she then also knows WHAT TO DO with it. It means you can TALK TO HER in a NATURAL WAY, using the realistic phraseology that REAL PILOTS would use. AND then some…..
It ALSO contains all the basic checklists needed to perform an ENTIRE FLIGHT from boarding the passengers to closing down the aircraft’s systems at the destination airport! You do NOT have to remember them… you do not have to READ them even…. Michelle does that FOR YOU ! And she reads them out loud, asks you to perform actions yourself, or even does them for you !
You can use ALL the checklists, or choose them yourself.. fully flexible.
It’s Your Plane - Base Pack works with FS2004 and the default Boeings. The FSX Version will be released shortly (free for FS2004 customers!) and additional aircraft will be released regularly !
It’s Your Plane comes with a FREE 15-day trial period (try before you buy), giving you the FULL product to play with. After that you may purchase a registration key from simMarket here !