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Cabin information
About cabin information
FDC Live Cockpit! 2011 supports three different types of cabin
information. First, there are the cabin announcements that are made
by the cabin crew. These are pre-recorded announcements, and FDC
Live Cockpit! 2011 contains five different recordings for various
languages and accents. Second, there are the user´s files messages.
These are your own recordings and contain information to your
passengers. The user files are timed and played automatically. Third,
there are the flightdeck announcements. These are also your own
recordings, but they can be played randomly and are activated by
hotkeys. The last category also includes the turbulence warning
message, which you can activate by hitting Ctrl-W.
The cabin announcements
The cabin announcements are made by the flight attendants at
various stages of the flight, starting with the Welcome aboard
announcement after your passengers have boarded the aircraft, and
ending with the Taxi to terminal announcement that is played on
your way to the terminal after landing.
You have the option of selecting between five cabin crews of
different nationalities, including a UK and a US crew. The Cabin Info
panel available in Main Options also allows you to hear a sample of
each crew, should you wish to do so.
Starting the cabin announcements
You can manually start the cabin announcements using the hotkey,
or you can have FDC Live Cockpit! 2011 start them automatically.
Using the hotkey Ctrl-Shift-A allows you to start going through the
cockpit checklists while your virtual passengers are boarding the