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;