Reviewing Cockpit Voice Recorder Transcripts!
Not a lot of users know that Michelle does a lot more than just read out checklists and help you fly the aircraft. She also is an Executive Secretary
and she types over 1,900 words per minute. How that eh? ( Canadian ). After each flight, Michelle takes the Voice Recorder and
transcribes the entire recording and sticks it in a folder under your Flight Simulator's root folder, called IYPLogs. For example...
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\IYPlogs\yyyymmddhhmmss.htm
Take a look! These log files can be very helpful.
The UGLY RED on GREEN Message Bar
You can change the It's Your Plane Dialogue Bar colour scheme from that UGLY default RED on GREEN, to a much easier on the eye, WHITE on GREEN
though the FSUIPC.
If you have a Registered version of FSUIPC, then from within the Flight Simulator, click on Modules on the top menu bar, then click on FSUIPC.
Under the Miscellaneous Tab, place a check in the box entitled:
Non Scrolling FS msg to be white
If you do not have a registered version of FSUIPC, then you can achieve the same functionality by editing the FSUIPC.INI file in the Modules
folder under the Root folder of your simulator with Notepad, and insert within the [General] section, the following text:
Move the Dialogue Bar
Did you know that in both FS9 and FSX, you can drag the It's Your Plane Dialogue Bar ( either UGLY RED on GREEN, or WHITE on GREEN ) to
any place on the screen. I usually drag it to the bottom. It helps cover the UGLY Parking Brakes text!
What Are The Window Names?
Did you know that you can ask Michelle for the window names by saying, "What are the window names?" She will read them out for you.
You need to know these names in order to say, for example, "Bring up the Radio Stack", or "Get rid of the Throttle Quadrant", etc. Give it a try!
Another perfect seque to the next topic...
Window Names in Non-English Simulators!
"Bring up the Planche radio." Huh?
The two phrases "Bring up the... [ window name ] " and "Get rid of the... [ window name ] " that are used to open and close windows,
will cause problems for those of you who are not running an English version of the Flight Simulator; except for GPS. Why?
Because the It's Your Plane (IYP) system "reads" the panel.cfg file of the selected aircraft for the window names.
For example, in the English system, when flying a Cessna C172, the window names are: Main Panel, Radio Stack, GPS, Annunciator, Compass, Mini Panel.
In a French system using the same example, the window names will be: Tableau de bord principal, Planche radio, GPS, Tableau de signalisation, Compas, Mini tableau de bord.
So, if a person using a French system says "Bring up the Annunciator", it will FAIL. If they say, "Bring up the Tableau de signalisation", it MIGHT work... probably not!
Therefore, since Michelle speaks English, those of you who possess non-English systems, may wish to change the Window Names in the
PANEL.CFG files of your favorite aircraft to use English names for the windows. It won't adversely affect the flight simulator. Here's an example.
In the PANEL.CFG file, change this:
[Window Titles]
Window00=Tableau de bord principal
Window01=Planche radio
Window02=GPS
Window03=Tableau de signalisation
Window04=Compas
Window05=Mini tableau de bord
to this:
[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS
Window03=Annunciator
Window04=Compass
Window05=Mini Panel
If you require assistance in any of the translations, just knock on my door!
Execute Going Around!
You came in far too fast and you're not going to be able to capture the glideslope! Oppssss! Try saying to Michelle, "Execute Going Around."
She'll pull up the gear, retract the flaps, slam the throttles to the wall and climb to an altitude of 2,000 feet AGL.
Give it a try on the next approach... it's a real kick!
Rejected Take Off (RTO)!
You're rumbling down the runway in a 737-800. Michelle calls out... "Eight knots!". Before you hear "V1", say, "Reject Take Off" and see what happens!
It's also a kick in the head!
Have You Crashed Lately?
The next time you crash an aircraft, listen to what Michelle has to say!
Yes indeed.... lots of fun with Michelle,
Regards,
Robert Cezar
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