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The co-pilot
The co-pilot will, amongst other tasks, usually read you through the
checklists (although you are free to decide who should read the
checklist when you create your own checklists), make flap calls, and
make the speed calls at take off.
You can enable or disable the co-pilot entirely, or you can enable or
disable a group of calls that should be made.
The co-pilot is also responsible for making the prepare for take-off call
to your cabin crew. You have several options for enabling this call.
•Hotkey:Thecallismadewhenyouhitthehotkey(sameas
Turbulence Warning hotkey).
•Auto:Thecallisarmedwhenyoustoptheaircraftaftertaxiing
from the terminal. The call is played the moment the aircraft
starts moving again, assuming that you are now rolling onto the
runway and ready to take off.
•Beforetakeoffchecks:Theannouncementismadeimmediately
before you start the takeoff checklist.
•Aftertakeoffchecks:Theannouncementisplayedoncethe
before takeoff checklist is complete.
You should select the option that best suits your taxiing habits. If you
for various reasons have to start and stop your aircraft several times
while taxiing (as a result of other airport traffic or similar), one of the
two last options might be good, since they prevent the announce-
ment from being armed far too early.
Note! Using the hotkey to trigger the announcement also provides
an easy way to set FDC Live Cockpit! 2011 in the Ready for takeoff
phase. This allows you to start the flight in a quick way.
The engineer
New electronics and more technically advanced cockpits have more
or less made the engineer superfluous in modern airliners. However,
on old, large airliners, the cockpit crew usually included an engineer
to take care of technical and navigational tasks. In FDC Live Cockpit!