SurClaro Flight Simulator Resources

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:22 pm Post subject: atc talking mic

i was wondering is there a simple usable programme which enables u to talk through a mic to atc ??????

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject:

No sorry, as far as im aware I think the only way to still talk to atc is through the little box which you press the number for. Still if any add-on company was to try it there would be alot of problems that they would face as people from all over the world use it. What I mean is im sure my strong Glasgow accent is alot different and harder to understand than someone from Florida or Texas. If I am wrong please correct me but as far as I am aware there are none.
Derek

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:05 pm Post subject:

Voice Buddy...payware...

Flightsim Manager....freeware and available here on Surclaro. There are others available but I find these two to be the best. If you 'train' your computer right, you can get it to do a lot of things you currently have to touch the keyboard for. No more....
1. For airports closer to you
2. For blowing up ATC tower for bugging you too much
3. Ignore ATC
4. Harass ATC
5. For Airports farther from you...

@ CC...I use AT&T's voices...Crystal is her name I think...loverly bird. Wink

Even pretended I was from Mersey or Southhampton to see if I could fool the training system...took a few rounds but it got the hang of it. The more yu train it...the better it is at understanding you...just look wierd talking to your PC is all..."NO, I said...landing lights OFF you silly *beep*..." lol

Hope that helps

Exx

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject:

also try www.Simvitaion.com and http://www.fsfreeware.com/dcd/

And also i have Voice Buddy And to me it SUX! i mean if it head better voices
it would be good but you only get 3 choices of defualt voices so i mean i would cheek it out though still if you want but yea Exxman is right Very Happy

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:03 pm Post subject:

If you want to enter many different voice commands then I would suggest that you purchase VOICE BUDDY.

However, if you just want to respond to the ATC with quick easy reponses then you "must" purchase the NOSTROMO SPEEDPAD N50 (I have had mine for about 2 years and I will not fly without it). I love using my Nostromo Speedpad because I can rest my hand on the mini-pad with the lights off and respond quickly to ATC. Whenever you use a standard keyboard, you must keep the lights on to find the number keys.
Cool

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=2071&pcount=&Product_Id=107727

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:09 pm Post subject:

Skipperdan...excellent link mate! Thanks!

Good point about having to keep the lights on. Used to drive me up the wall fumbling around for keys in the dark! And we all know it has to be dark in the room when flying at night to get that realism. FSM has a great voice feature as well...check that out too.

*heads over to Paypal*

Cheers

Exx

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:54 pm Post subject:

Exxman:

You will love the Speedpad. I programmed my ten keys to match my number pad of 1 to 10 which is perfect for responding to ATC. You will probably want to program the wheel and the "thing on the right side" to do nothing.

Drop me a Personal note if you get one. Cool

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:

Methinks you are right Skipperdan. Should be here in a couple of days so yeah, I'll give you a shout when I get it.

Thanks for the tip! How the h*** do you know about all these cool gadgets out there man? What else you got around your pc?? LOL.

Cheers

Exx

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:37 pm Post subject:

Exxman:

I do not have any more special gadgets. However, here is my total list of secrets for having fun with Microsoft Flight Simulator:

CH Products Yoke and Rudders--I prefer the Gameport.
ASUS Motherboard
AMD 2700+ CPU
1GB DDR Dual Channel Memory
ATI Radeon 9500 Plus with 128 MB DDR memory
Nostromo SpeedPad as listed above
Reality XP GPS displayed on my second monitor
Create Labs Surround Sound Speakers w/Subwoofer
VoiceBuddy is a lot of fun
Monthly Subscription to Computer Pilot Magazine
Monthly Subscription to Plane and Pilot Magazine
Monthly Subscription to Pilot Magazine
Membership to AOPA even though I am not a pilot nor own an aircraft
Annual attendance to Sun_N_Fun Flyin at Lakeland Florida is fantastic.
Large library of aviation books.

My father is retired and sells books dedicated to antique guns. However, whenever he goes tohe will often find some nice books about aviation and send them down to me. The boys in my mailroom laugh whenever I get a large package from Pennsylvania from my dad because they always know that it must be another box of aviation books.

Three weeks ago, my 29 year old son and I drove up to Savanna Georgia to visit the "Eighth Army Airforce Museum". My son and I had a great "Father and Son" weekend together. Cool

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:05 am Post subject:

Quite the setup there Skipperdan...nice. Thanks for the info. I'm going to go for the mags as well. You speak very highly of them and you sold me.

Good deal on the Father/Son time. Some of us envy you...

Wink

Exx

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:45 pm Post subject:

Guys i've just got FS Manager but how do i get the Voice recognition wrkin?