It's Your Plane - Newsletter April 18, 2008 Edition

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Competitive Products Comparison Sheet

We thought it only fair to compare It's Your Plane to the other Voice Control products currently being offered on the market. If anyone believes that this comparison is in any way incomplete, or unfair to the competition, please let me know.... Robert Cezar.


Feature	It's Your Plane	Voice Buddy	Cockpit Chatter


Lite Version for Cessna C172	$14.95	N/A	N/A
Lite Version for Boeing 737	$24.95	N/A	N/A
Standard Full Featured List Price	$34.95	$49.95	$39.95
15-Day Free Trial Period	YES	YES	NO
Supports Virtually all Popular PC Games	NO	YES	NO
Dedicated Specifically to Flight Simulation	YES	NO	YES
Integrated Virtual Co-Pilot(s)	YES	NO	YES
Supports all English Versions with One Model	YES	YES	NO
Supports FS9	YES	YES	NO
Supports FSX	YES	YES	YES
Uses FSUIPC (required for FS9 interface)	YES	NO	NO
Uses FSUIPC4 and SimConnect (required for FSX interface)	YES	NO	NO
Uses SimConnect Only	NO	NO	YES
Extensive Integrated "Please Help Me" facilities	YES	NO	NO
Can Operate in BOTH Push-To-Talk and Open Microphone Modes	YES	NO	NO
Fully Compatible with VATSIM, IVAO, etc.	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot Runs Down Fully Integrated Standard Checklists	YES	NO	YES
System Generates Cockpit Voice Recorder Transcriptions	YES	NO	NO
Voice Commands Displayed in the Simulator's Information Bar	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot automatically Performs Run Up Tests before Takeoff	YES	NO	NO
Ability to Add/Modily Checklists	NO	NO	YES
Ability to Assign Voice Controlled Addon Keys (FS Navigator, etc.)	YES	YES	YES
In-Flight Announcements to Passengers - Location, Weather, etc.	YES	NO	NO
Integrated Crew Announcements to Passengers - Seatbelts, etc.	YES	NO	NO
Seatbelt Belts Signs ON/OFF in flight based upon Weather conditions	YES	NO	NO
Cabin Music to Entertain Passengers	YES	NO	NO
Cockpit Music to Entertain the Crew (Your own MP3 files)	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Load ILS Approach Frequencies for Airports	YES	NO	YES
Co-Pilot knows and can load VOR Frequencies	NO	NO	YES
Co-Pilot can Retrieve and Read Back METAR Weather reports	YES	NO	YES
Co-Pilot can Execute Auto-Takeoff Procedures, Flaps, Gear, etc.	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Execute a Rejected Takeoff Routine (RTO)	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Automatically Execute a Go Around Procedure	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Execute Auto-Land Procedures, Speed, Flaps, Gear, etc.	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Automatically Fly BackCourse Approaches	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Execute an Auto-Landing with Jetliners and GA Aircraft	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Automatically Maintain Optimum Jetliner Mach Speed	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Automatically Maintain G/A Aircraft Airspeed	YES	NO	NO
Ask the Co-Pilot to Read Back all of the Current Flight Data	YES	NO	NO
Ask the Co-Pilot for the Sunrise / Sunset Times based upon Altitude	YES	NO	NO
Ask the Co-Pilot to Reset the Time to ZULU time	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Automatically Maintain Taxi Speed	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot can Automatically Reset Altimeter at Transition Levels	YES	NO	NO
Co-Pilot Rejects Illogical Procedures that Exceed Aircraft Specs.	YES	NO	NO
Fully Integrated Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS)	YES	NO	NO
Integrated Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System	YES	NO	NO
Integrated Flight Tracker System	YES	NO	NO
Fully Integrated PIREP (Pilot Reporting System)	YES	NO	NO
Wind Shear Alerts	YES	NO	NO
Stall Warnings based upon Aircraft Model	YES	NO	NO
Flaps Positions Calls Expressed in Degrees (e.g., Flaps 10)	YES	NO	NO
Checklist Printouts with Associated Voice Commands	YES	NO	YES
Pre-Programmed Tours with Co-Pilot Announcements En Route	YES	NO	NO
System can Auto-Install Scenery BGL Files	YES	NO	NO
System can Auto-Install Effects FX Files	YES	NO	NO
System can Auto-Install Audio WAV Files	YES	NO	NO

Wishing you all safe landings,
Robert Cezar
Your IYP Developer.

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