Sound Module

Sound Module

The sound module of ACVacars contains the following sections. Each section fullfils a specific task. These tasks are described below.

Sounds - Program voices

• ACVacars startup, "Welcome" voice

Sounds - Crew voices - Systems

The interaction of the user as pilot with the following aircraft systems is being commented by the co-pilot or by other crew members.

• Aileron full left/right
• Autopilot master ON/OFF
• Autothrottle ON/OFF
• Elevator full up/down
• Engine 1 to 6, running
• First engine spooling up
• Flaps 1 to 50 degrees, retracted, down, up, full
• Landing-gear down/up
• Last engine shutting down
• Lights navigation, beacon, landing, strobe, taxi, logo ON/OFF
• Main door open/closed & locked
• Rudder full left/right
• Spoilers retracted/released/fully extended

Sounds - Crew voices - Flight phases

The following flight phases are being mentioned by the co-pilot:

• Boarding ongoing/interrupted
• Pushback
• Taxiing to takeoff, with loading-note hint
• Takeoff (acceleration), taking off (leaving ground)
• Climb phases (positive climb, main climb, climb further, initial TOC, passing FL100, FL180, FL270)
• Distance phases (50% distance; 1000nm, 700nm, 500nm, 200nm to arrival airport; reaching top of distance TOD)
• Descent phases (passing TOD, main descent, descending FL180, FL100, approaching arrival airport)
• Taxiing to final position
• Deboarding/Paperwork

Sounds - Crew voices - Warnings

The following warnings are spoken out by the co-pilot or by other crew members in case of:

• Bank angle excess small/NoGo
• Baro setting mismatch
• Door still open, on ground/taking off
• Flaps not set
• Fuel low/very low
• Gross weight excess while taking off
• Landing with baro mismatch
• Landing with forgotten landing gear
• Landing with not sufficient fuel reserve
• Landing at the incorrect arrival airport
• Lights forgotten to set or to switch it off (navigation, beacon, taxi, landing, strobe)
• Loosing engine 1 to 6, all
• Loosing all engines mid-air
• Maximum service ceiling exceeded
• Overspeed
• Parking brake activated when not standing still
• Parking brake still activated while increasing the engine thrust
• Reversers activated mid-air
• Reversers activated at low speed on the ground
• Speeding below FL100 small/NoGo
• Speeding with flaps not retracted small/NoGo
• Speeding with landing gear not retracted small/NoGo
• Spoilers not fully retracted while take-off or short before touch-down
• Stalling
• Taxiing with gross-weight excess
• Top of descent (TOD) never reached
• Touch-down with autopilot still ON but sufficient visibility
• Touch-down with excessive pitch
• Touch-down with too much tail wind
• Unpunctual departure
• Wearing the engines too much

Sounds - Crew voices - Checklists (last review 24 October 2024)

Automized checklists, how the trigger-mechanism works

Each one of the following automized checklists are played after certain criteria (settings and/or flight-situation) are fullfilled. The triggering criteria are commented on by the co-pilot/the crew with the word "Check" at the end of each line and are marked as bold below. A line without the word "Check" at the end indicates that this setting is simply being spoken out but not being crosschecked with the true settings inside the cockpit. As mentioned above, this simplification of concept must be taken into account due to interface limitations of Fsuipc and/or of the specific aircraft addon.

Cockpit preparation checklist

Flight-situation: Aircraft stands still on the ground without any speed and engines running, 9min or less to pushback-time and no other flight phases have been triggered already.

• Parking brakes ON - Check;
• Landing gear DOWN, lights green - Check;
• Engines OFF - Check;

• Throttle lever IDLE - Check;
• Flaps retracted - Check;
• Spoilers retracted - Check;
• Navigation lights ON - Check;
• Logo lights - as desired;
• Emergency exit - ARMED;
• Autopilot master OFF - Check;
• Walkaround - completed;
• ATC flight clearance - Received;
• Transponder - ON and SET;

• Electricity - SET;
• Fuel load - considered;
• Payload completed - Check;
• Pressurization - PRESET;
• Warning-system-checks - completed;

Before pushback checklist (deactivated)

Flight-situation: Aircraft stands still on the ground with no engines running, 6min or less to pushback-time and after passing the cockpit preparation checklist.

• Chocks - considered;
• Throttle lever IDLE - Check;
• Baro reference - SET;
• All Navigation systems - ALIGNED;
• ATC pushback and startup clearance - received;

Before startup checklist (deactivated)

Flight-situation: Aircraft stands still on the ground with no engines running and after passing the cockpit preparation checklist.

• Throttle lever IDLE - Check;
• Fuel tanks - SET;
• Fuel pumps - SET;
• APU master - ON;
• APU generator - ON;
• APU bleed air - ON;
• Ignition mode - SET;
• Packs - OFF;

Before pushback and startup checklist

Flight-situation: Aircraft stands still on the ground with no engines running, 6min or less to pushback-time and after passing the cockpit preparation checklist.

• Chocks - considered;
• Throttle lever IDLE - Check;
• Baro reference - SET;
• All Navigation systems - ALIGNED;
• ATC pushback and startup clearance - received;
• Fuel tanks - SET;
• Fuel pumps - SET;
• APU master - ON;
• APU generator - ON;
• APU bleed air - ON;
• Ignition mode - SET;
• Packs - OFF;

Before taxi checklist

Flight-situation: Aircraft stands still on the ground ready to taxi, all engines are running and after passing the cockpit preparation checklist.

• All three rudders - Check; (aileron, elevator, rudder)
• Flaps set for takeoff - Check;
• Taxi lights ON - Check;
• Speed bugs - SET;
• ATC taxi clearance - Received;

Before takeoff checklist

• Landing lights ON - Check;
• Strobe lights ON - Check;
• Packs - OFF;
• Flaps SET - Check;
• Speedbrakes retracted - Check;
• TCAS - ON;
• Speedbugs - SET;
• ATC departure clearance - Received;

After takeoff checklist

• Landing gear up - Check;
• Flaps adjusted - Check;
• Speed restriction - Check;
• Packs - ON;

Passing 10'000 ft checklist

• Speed restriction - passed;
• Flaps - considered;
• Landing lights - OFF;
• Anti-ice - considered;
• Pressurization system - verified;

Passing 18'000 ft checklist

• Baro reference - set to STANDARD;
• Anti-ice - considered;
• Fuel temperature and heating - verified;
• Cabin pressure - verified;

Cruise level checklist

• Anti-ice - verified;
• Fuel temperature and heating - verified;
• Cabin pressure - verified;
• Air condition system - SET;
• Logo lights - as desired;
• Fuel status - verified;

Approaching top of descent (TOD) checklist

• Fuel heating - considered;
• Anti ice settings - considered;
• Logo lights - as desired;
• NAV ILS frequency - SET;
• NAV ILS course - SET;
• ATC descent clearance - wilco;

Descending 18'000 ft checklist

• Baro reference - SET;
• Anti-ice - verified;

Descending 10'000 ft checklist

• Landing lights ON - Check;
• Speed restrictions - Speed below 250 knots - Check;
• Speedbugs - adjusted;
• Flaps setting - considered;
• Auto brakes - considered;

Before landing checklist

• Flaps for landing - Check;
• Landing gear down - Check;
• Speed brakes retracted and ARMED - verified;
• Auto brakes - considered;
• Speedbugs - adjusted;
• Autopilot - considered;
• TCAS - adjusted;
• ATC landing clearance - received;

After landing checklist

• Taxi lights ON - Check;
• Landing lights OFF - Check;
• Strobe lights OFF - Check;
• Logo lights - as desired;
• Flaps retracted - Check;
• Spoilers retracted - Check;
• Autopilot master OFF - Check;
• Autobrakes OFF - considered;
• Radar OFF - verified;
• TCAS OFF - considered;
• ATC taxi clearance - received.

Taxi checklist

• Not exceeding taxi speed limit - verified;
• Logo lights - as desired;
• ATC, gate or parking position - received.
• APU master ON - considered;
• APU generator and bleed air - considered;

After parking checklist

• Parking brakes ON - Check;
• Taxi lights OFF - Check;
• Fuel flow switches - ALL CUTOFF - Check;
• Navigation lights OFF - Check;
• Beacon lights OFF - Check;
• Logo lights - as desired;
• Transponder - OFF;
• External power - connected and activated;
• Fuel pumps - OFF;
• Wheel chocks - considered;
• Main door open - Check;