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FSHotSeat™

The "big" version with copilot and other enhanced features

FSHotSFX™

The "small" version without copilot and additional features

FSHotSeat™ Features

This is the "big" version with full functionality including copilot and other voices.

GENERAL

 FSHS is designed to fully cooperate with MSFS for a fast, seamless experience with an absolute minimum of setup.  Our goal is “jump in and go.”

  • Recognizes all MSFS aircraft (except sailplanes and helicopters) in most cases without any setup
  • Recognizes MSFS format flight plans anywhere in the FS world
  • Recognizes every airport, runway, navaid, city, state and country in FS
  • Computes realistic flight plans from your waypoints
  • Anticipates MSFS ATC commands and logic

FSHS INTERFACE

With its 5 button, 16 screen Multifunction Display (MFD), the FSHS setup interface is fast and simple to use.

Popup In-Flight Menu allows fast selection of dynamic commands, keeping MFD Interface hidden during flight.

VOICES

Using the latest in Microsoft® SAPI 5.1 voice technology, FSHS adds six new voices that can verbalize any city, state, country, navaid, or airport in the native FS world.

  • Six new voices: copilot, lead flight attendant, dispatcher, GPWS, disc jockey, menu
  • Freely change name, sex and qualities of any voice
  • Up to three simultaneous speakers (four when MSFS ATC is speaking)
  • Add any SAPI 5.1 compatible voice

ADVANCED AIBLAST™ TECHNOLOGY

  • Hear all your AI aircraft taking off, landing and flying with full Doppler 3D directional effects
  • Total of 55 AI sounds in 28 aircraft classes
  • Takeoff spool-up sounds for all aircraft
  • Landing screech sounds for all aircraft
  • Landing reverser sounds for turboprops and jets
  • Automatically recognizes all default or add-on AI aircraft
  • Change default sounds or assign new sounds by model designation or individual aircraft
  • Copilot spots ground traffic
  • Copilot spots air traffic with visibility limitations
  • Audio TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) warns of  potential collisions and suggests evasive action
  • Close call and near miss reporting and scoring

USER AIRCRAFT SOUNDS

Twelve new base sounds for your aircraft are seamlessly integrated into MSFS:

  • Flaps wind
  • Gear wind
  • Spoiler wind and activation
  • Cooling fan
  • Fuel pump
  • Wheel brakes
  • APU
  • Turbulence
  • Pushback tug
  • Toggle switch
  • Push switch
  • Rotating knob

Sounds work automatically with all panels and can be disabled globally or by individual aircraft.

Over 160 sounds and music clips.

AUDI-VISUAL GPWS/TCAS

A 5 mode voice/audio Ground Proximity Warning System modeled on the Honeywell system is available for all aircraft.

TCAS mode, including visual display, to warn of potential collisions and suggest evasive action

GPWS and TCAS can be user enabled or disabled by individual aircraft.

VISUAL WEATHER/ROUTEMAP

Realtime graphical display of current weather 100 NM ahead of your current flight plan (FS2004 only).

COPILOT & CHECKLISTS

Unique dynamic checklists that automatically adjust for each particular aircraft’s capabilities and specs without user intervention.

Customizable, interactive copilot to check off on each checklist item as you complete them for each of the 13 checklists.   The Copilot will optionally call and execute an individual checklist item or an entire checklist at your request.   He/she also:

  • Briefs passengers on smaller aircraft
  • Announces geographical areas of interest such as cities, states and countries by name
  • Provides weather, air and ground traffic information
  • Cautions you when you’re about to make a mistake (or sometimes after)
  • Gives occasional good advice
  • Tells frequently bad jokes
  • Lots more

FLIGHT LOGGING

A permanent record of every FSHS flight records:

  • Printable flight detail (see Sample)
  • Day and night flight time
  • Hobbs (engine) time
  • Seat time
  • Takeoffs and landings
  • Crashes
  • Distance flown
  • Weight carried
  • Pilot ratings for: Passengers satisfaction, pilot skill, landing and CRM

Records are aggregated by aircraft so you can quickly see how you’re doing in a particular aircraft.

PILOT RATINGS

A permanent record of your pilot rating collects all you flights on one easy to view screen (see Pilot Evaluation Screen.)   Check your overall progress (or lack of it) as well as a breakdown by jet, turboprop and piston in both multi and single engine configurations.

CABIN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Flight attendants will brief passengers on all commercial, passenger flights of aircraft with an empty weights of 6,000 lbs. or greater.

Briefings include references to you, your copilot, destination and departure cities and even the aircraft model—all by name.

ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

10 channel Entertainment System plays your own MP3 files and/or reads news and information automatically downloaded from the internet during your flight.

Music Channel disc jockey announces song name and artist if they are available in the MP3. Provides realtime simulator weather and  time. Even commercials with music!

News Channels allow you to link with any of thousands of RSS realtime news feeds available via the internet for DJ to read to you.

News items can even be added to Music Channels to provide "news breaks" between songs.

FLYBY VIEW

FSHS uses the MSFS Tower View to create an adjustable flyby view that automatically anchors itself at your destination tower for landing (if available from MSFS.)

At the end of your flight a timer gives you the number of seconds since landing so you can easily run a MSFS Instant replay without guesswork, even long after landing.

HOTKEYS

Hotkeys control commonly used functions including:

  • Copilot responses
  • Entertainment System on/off, volume and fast mute
  • FSHS interface visibility
  • FSHS compact mode
  • Activate In-Flight Menu (IFM) system

ADVANCED USER CUSTOMIZATION

Three script files, briefing, chat and subs, are available for customization by advanced users. 

  • Change and add to FSHS dialog, sounds and music
  • Use special “dialog variables” to access many internal FSHS real-time variables
  • Random selections to increase variety
  • Upload your mods for other users
  • Change AIBlast™ sounds

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

  • Microsoft® Flight Simulator 2002/2004
  • FS2002/2004 compatible systems (XP highly recommended)
  • Windows Installer required for Windows® 98
  • Peter Dowson’s FSUIPC Ver. 3.10 or higher (included and Accredited, no extra purchase required)
  • Windows® Media Player 6.4 or higher
  • Windows® Explorer 5 or better

AVAILABILITY

  • Via download only from FSHotSeat.com or major flightsim sites
  • Full-featured demo
  • Secure purchase via RegSoft.com
  • Internet connection required for registration
  • $34.95 USD
  • All major credit cards accepted
FSHotSFX™ Features

This is the "small" version without copilot and other voices.

GENERAL

 FSHSFX is designed to fully cooperate with MSFS for a fast, seamless experience with an absolute minimum of setup.  Our goal is “jump in and go.”

  • Recognizes all MSFS aircraft (except sailplanes and helicopters) in most cases without any setup
  • Recognizes MSFS format flight plans anywhere in the FS world

FSHSFX INTERFACE

With its 5 button, 6 screen Multifunction Display (MFD), the FSHS setup interface is fast and simple to use.

ADVANCED AIBLAST™ TECHNOLOGY

  • Hear all your AI aircraft taking off, landing and flying with full Doppler 3D directional effects
  • Total of 55 AI sounds in 28 aircraft classes
  • Takeoff spool-up sounds for all aircraft
  • Landing screech sounds for all aircraft
  • Landing reverser sounds for turboprops and jets
  • Automatically recognizes all default or add-on AI aircraft
  • Change default sounds or assign new sounds by model designation or individual aircraft

USER AIRCRAFT SOUNDS

Twelve new base sounds for your aircraft are seamlessly integrated into MSFS:

  • Flaps wind
  • Gear wind
  • Spoiler wind and activation
  • Cooling fan
  • Fuel pump
  • Wheel brakes
  • APU
  • Turbulence
  • Pushback tug
  • Toggle switch
  • Push switch
  • Rotating knob

Sounds work automatically with all panels and can be disabled globally or by individual aircraft.

MP3 PLAYER

Hotkey controlled 5 channel MP3 player plays your own MP3 files from any of 5 user selected folders.

FLYBY VIEW

FSHS uses the MSFS Tower View to create an adjustable flyby view that automatically anchors itself at your destination tower for landing (if available from MSFS.)

At the end of your flight a timer gives you the number of seconds since landing so you can easily run a MSFS Instant replay without guesswork, even long after landing.

HOTKEYS

Hotkeys control common MP3 player functions

ADVANCED USER CUSTOMIZATION

Three script files, briefing, chat and subs, are available for customization by advanced users. 

  • Change and add to FSHS sounds and music
  • Change AIBlast™ sounds

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

  • Microsoft® Flight Simulator 2002/2004
  • FS2002/2004 compatible systems (XP highly recommended)
  • Windows Installer required for Windows® 98
  • Peter Dowson’s FSUIPC Ver. 3.10 or higher (included and Accredited, no extra purchase required)
  • Windows® Media Player 6.4 or higher
  • Windows® Explorer 5 or better

AVAILABILITY

  • Via download only from FSHotSeat.com or major flightsim sites
  • Full-featured demo
  • Secure purchase via RegSoft.com
  • $18.95 USD
  • Internet connection required for registration
  • All major credit cards accepted




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