FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew

FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew: A Review

If you are looking for a way to enhance your Prepar3D (v4) experience with realistic and human-recorded voices for your airline crew, you might want to check out FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew. This software is an updated version of the previous Airline Crew 2014, which had some limitations such as only one language per version and computer-generated voices. In this review, we will take a look at the features, installation, configuration and performance of this add-on.

Features

FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew offers the following features:

English human-recorded voices for both the captain and the flight attendant.

German, Spanish, French and Italian languages also included using computer-generated recordings.

Imperial or metric different announcements at the part where captain gives altitude and speed details to passengers mid-flight.

Announcements triggered by configurable actions such as doors closed, seat belts on/off, turbulence, descent/approach, landing and more.

Configurable selection of a sound device that will play all messages.

Speakers configuration (all channels, rear channels, etc).

Voices volume configuration to match the background aircraft noise as you wish.

Adjustable speech rate for the computer-generated voices.

Installation

The installation of FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew is straightforward and easy. You just need to download the installer from your simMarket account and run it as administrator. You will need to enter your email and serial number to activate the product. The installer will automatically detect your Prepar3D (v4) folder and install the files there. You will also need to install Microsoft Speech Platform Runtime and Language Packs if you don't have them already. The installer will provide you with links to download them from Microsoft website.

Configuration

After installation, you will find a shortcut to FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew on your desktop. You can also launch it from the Start menu or from the Prepar3D (v4) add-ons menu. The first time you run it, you will need to configure some settings such as language, sound device, speakers, volume and speech rate. You can also choose which actions will trigger which announcements using a wizard. For example, you can select whether you want the welcome message to play when the doors are closed or when the engines are started. You can also disable any announcement that you don't want to hear.

Performance

FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew is a very light application that has zero impact on frames or PC performance in general. It runs in the background and communicates with Prepar3D (v4) via SimConnect. It does not interfere with any other add-ons or sounds that you may have installed. The voices are clear and realistic, and they add a lot of immersion to your flights. The announcements are timed well and match the phases of flight. The only drawback is that some of the computer-generated voices sound robotic and unnatural, especially in comparison with the human-recorded English voices.

Conclusion

FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew is a great add-on for anyone who wants to have realistic and human-recorded voices for their airline crew in Prepar3D (v4). It is easy to install and configure, and it has no impact on performance. It offers a variety of languages and announcements that can be triggered by different actions. The English voices are especially well done and sound natural. The only downside is that some of the other languages sound artificial and robotic. However, this is a minor issue that does not affect the overall quality of the product. FSPS Ultimate Airline Crew is available at simMarket for EUR 14.95 (plus VAT if applicable). If you have previously purchased FSPS Airline Crew 2014 from simMarket, you are entitled to a special upgrade price of EUR 7.95 only. 061ffe29dd