Quick Start Flights

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1. Launch your Microsoft Flight Simulator.
   
2. If you are using FS9 (FS2004), then select CREATE A FLIGHT (skip this step with FSX).
3. IMPORTANT: DO NOT SELECT Flight Planner; (we want to keep things simple)
   
4. Press Selected aircraft in your simulator and load the Cessna 172SP aircraft.
   
5. Press Selected location and choose Seattle - Tacoma Intl - 34R.
   
6. Set up the rest of your flight options and then press Fly Now.
   
7. After the scenery is loaded and the aircraft appears, minimize your simulator.
8. Launch the It's Your Plane application.
9. Restore your simulator.
10. Michelle introduces herself, identifies your aircraft and says, "Captain, It's Your Plane... we're ready to go."
11. Now let's manipulate the aircraft and its settings with Voice Commands.
    
    

1. Say, "Restart Cold and Dark" and Michelle resets both the aircraft and IYP.
   
2. Wait for the aircraft to be fully reset, and then say, "Close doors"
   
3. Now say, "Battery Master Switch On". Michelle will flip the switch.
   
4. How about, "Master Alternator Switch On"?
   
5. OK, "Landing Lights On" and see what happens.
   
6. If you are using FS9 (FS2004) say, "Beacon and Strobe Lights On". If you're using FSX, say, "Strobe Lights On", followed by, "Beacon Light On".
   
7. Try this ... "Make the heading zero niner zero" and watch the "Bug".
   
8. Say, "Bring up the radio stack".
   
9. OK... "Turn the Avionics On".
   
10. Great ! Now say, "Climb and Maintain three thousand, five hundred".
    Note that a Vertical Speed of 700 feet/min is automatically loaded (look at the bottom right of the Radio Stack).
    
11. Try this ... "Set the Vertical Rate of Climb to five hundred". . . see !
    
12. Let's change the Com1 Frequency ... "Set Com1 to One Two Three Point Five".
    
13. How about ... "Set Nav2 Standby to One One Three Decimal Five".
    
14. And, "Exchange Nav2".
    
15. How about this? "Squawk Four Five Six Seven".
    
16. We're done with the Radio Stack, so say, "Get rid of the radio stack".
    
17. Say, "Fuel Pump On".
    
18. Now say, "Set the Engine Mixture to Rich".
    
19. Wann'a have some fun? "Start Engine".
    
20. "Fuel Pump Off".
    
21. We'll need to set the flaps! Say, "Flaps ten".
    
22. "Navigation Lights On"".
    
23. OK... Say, "Parking Brakes Off".
    
24. Manually set the Pitch (Elevator Trim) to the T/O position. (look bottom right)
    
25. Say... "Make the Heading 340" and look at the "BUG" in the Heading Indicator.
    
26. Terrific!   Now go to full throttle and let's get out of here!
    Once we reach about 300 feet AGL (approx. 800 feet), say, "Flaps up".
    
27. Try this command, "Airspeed one zero zero", or "Airspeed one hundred"
28. Say, "Auto-Pilot On".
29. Now say, "Turn Right heading Zero Nine Zero", and the aircraft will turn to a heading of 90 degrees, assume and maintain a Vertical Rate of Climb of 500 feet/min and climb to 3,500 feet!
    
    

1. Since in this case, we chose not to create a Flight Plan, Michelle has no idea where we are going or where we want to land; we need to tell her. Do so by saying, "Make the destination airport Kilo Sierra Echo Alpha". Michelle responds with, "Roger. Kilo Sierra Echo Alpha. Distance (whatever) miles. Airport Altitude 344 feet. The airport name is Seattle".
   
2. Now say, "Load the ILS Approach Frequency for Runway Three Four Right". Michelle responds with, "Navigation 1 set to the ILS Approach Frequency of 110.3 for runway 34 Right". She will then say... "I have set the course to 341". Incidentally, since we are so close to the KSEA airport, Michelle may tell you that the Localiser and Glideslope are Alive! Don't concern yourself with that just yet.
3. Once we get to 3,500 feet, let's head down-wind. Say, "Turn right Heading One Six Zero".
4. Now, let's descend to 2,200 feet at a slow rate of 300 feet/min. Say, "Descend and Maintain Two Thousand Two Hundred", followed by, "Set the Rate of Descent to Three Hundred".
5. Note, Michelle will say, "Captain, I am no longer controlling the airspeed".
6. So, once again say, "Airspeed one zero zero".
7. Once you've settled in at 2,200 feet, say, "Airspeed one one zero".
8. Perfect. Now, we need to be approximately 20 miles south of the airport before we turn onto Base.
9. Say, "Look right", "Look front right", "Look Front".
10. But, where are we... actually? Say, "Get Distance to Destination". Michelle reports your distance from the airport.  
11. Say, "Bring up the GPS".
12. Repeat (every minute or so), "Get Distance to Destination" until you are 20 miles from the airport.
13. OK, when you're ready to turn onto Base. Say, "Turn right heading Two Five Zero".
14. Say, "Get rid of the GPS".
15. We'll need to know when to set the heading to 310 (30 degrees from Final) in order to intersect the Localiser. So, say, "Set the ADF to Two, Two, Four Decimal Zero.".
16. Manually set the ADF HDG Select Knob to 250... our current heading.
17. When the ADF is pointing to 330 degrees, say, "Turn right heading three one zero".

1. Soon after we turn right to 310, we begin our Approach and Landing procedures.
2. At about 17 miles out, say, "Airspeed Eight Zero".
3. Once the Airspeed drops below 90 knots, say, "Flaps 10".
4. Once Michelle settles the aircraft at an Airspeed of around 80 knots, say, "Flaps 20".
5. Now say, "Select ILS Approach" and Michelle confirms the action.
6. Watch the VERTICAL NEEDLE in VOR 1. It will be left of centre, then gradually centre as the ILS localizer is captured.
7. Michelle will recognise and lock onto the Localiser and turn the aircraft towards Final.
8. After the Glideslope is captured and your aircraft begins to descend, say, "Airspeed Seven Five", followed by, "Flaps 30".
9. We decend down the Glideslope. At about 500 feet AGL (approx. 900 feet), say, "Auto-Pilot Off", and click the Brake Switch. Michelle says, "Captain, I am no longer controlling the airspeed", so... Wake Up !
10. Once you're over the runway, kill the power and pull the nose up!
11. After you have cleared the runway, say, "Taxi Lights On", "Landing Lights Off", "Flaps Up", followed by, "Maintain Taxi Speed" and Michelle will... as usual... do her thing!

Cockpit Voice Recorder Transcription
Great!   Now minimise your simulator and look in the folder called IYPLogs. It's located off the root folder of your simulator. In there you will find a Cockpit Voice Recorder Transcription file. It will be named in the format of...

YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.htm

Click HERE to see a sample Cokpit Voice Recorder Transcript.

OK... let's do the same filght, only this time we will let Michelle help you with the approach and landing.

Let Michelle Assist You With Landing The Aircraft

We'll ask you to repeat all of the steps in Getting Airborne (1-27), and Let's Go Home (1-15) above.

1. Soon after we turn right to 310, we begin our Approach and Landing procedures.
2. You say, "Approach Checklist".
3. Michelle will respond with, "Roger, we'll do the approach and landing checklists."
4. You respond with, "Affirmative", or "Yes please".
5. Michelle will then ask, "Do you want me to assist you?".
6. You once again respond with, "Affirmative", or "Yes please".
7. Michelle will say, "Roger."
8. Michelle will then ask, "Are the passenger seat belts adjusted?"
9. You respond with, "Affirmative", or "confirmed".
10. Then Michelle will ask, "Is the fuel selector set to both?"
11. You respond with, "Affirmative", or "confirmed".
12. Next she'll prompt with, "Check engine instruments."
13. You respond with, "confirmed".
14. Then she'll ask, "Magnetos switch set to both?"
15. You respond with, "Affirmative", or "confirmed".
16. Michelle will state that she's setting the airspeed to 75 knots.
17. Once the airspeed drops below 88 knots, Michelle will automatically set the Flaps to 10 Degrees.
18. As soon as the aircraft intersects the Localizer, Michelle will say, "Switching to ILS Approach Mode" and turn on the Auto-Pilot APR switch.
19. She'll automatically set the Flaps to 20 degrees.
20. She'll then say, "Locked on the Localizer" and automatically turn the aircraft onto final approach.
21. She'll then say, "Heading set to runway heading", and she'll set the HDG to the COURSE bearing.
22. Once the Glideslope has been intersected, Michelle will say, "We've captured the Glideslope" and begin to follow the glideslope towards the runway.
23. Once the aircraft dips below 2,000' AGL, she'll lower the flaps to 30 degrees.
24. Below 1,800' AGL, she'll set the airspeed to 70 knots.
25. You can change the landing mode by saying either, "I'll handle the landing", or, "I'd like you to handle the landing."
26. If you have previously asked Michelle to handle the landing, she will say, "Captain. I'll handle the landing. It's my plane!"
27. Michelle will call out, "One Thousand", "Five Hundred", "Four Hundred", "Three Hundred", "Minimums", "Two Hundred".
28. Unless Michelle is handling the landing, she will turn off the Auto-Pilot below 150 feet and say, "Auto-Pilot Off".
29. Next, you'll hear her say, "One Hundred" followed by, "Captain, I am no longer controlling the airspeed."
30. She'll continue to call out... "Fifty", "Forty","Thirty","Twenty","Flare", until touchdown.
31. Once you're over the runway, kill the power and nose-up for a PERFECT LANDING!
32. After you have slowed, Michelle will say, "The approach and landing checklists have been completed."
33. She'll then pull up the Flaps automatically.

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