I apologise for the attention grabbing headline.......to explain:

 

I've owned FS2 Crew for NGX for about 2 months or so now, and like you I've been utilising button control. I did have some apprehension about jumping across to voice control as I considered it may be a disaster for me in several ways.

 

Having said that, I mustered the courage this weekend to "bite the bullet" so to speak, and configured my PC for Speech Recognition (after purchasing a pair of Sennheiser USB Headsets). I followed all of Bryan's instructions to the letter. Even going through the Windows Speech Recognition Voice Training module 3 times (that was no pleasure, let me declare).

 

I read through Bryan's Voice Control Manual several times. And continued to use it through all the various stages.

 

Then I dove straight in with my maiden voice control flight from YBCS (Cairns, Australia) to YBHM (Hamilton Island, Australia) on domestic route Virgin 737-700WL. Approx 60 min flight total.

 

What I can advise is this;

 

1. If you set up voice recognition correctly and thoroughly, the attention to detail from Bryan's work is very evident (within FS2 Crew). I'm getting at least 98% accuracy.

2. The voice experience is SO MUCH BETTER than button control. (Now I'm not lecturing anyone here, as I ponted out earlier I was a button control user). But there is NO COMPARISON - Voice experience is outstanding in terms of realism and immersion.

3. The number of voice commads you can issue to the FO is absolutely outstanding.

4. As a result of the above, I'm well and truly "hooked'!

5. If you are feeling any hesitation - just go for it and try it - if you follow all the steps correctly - you will not regret it!

6. If this is what I can expect with "Emergency NGX", I'm a goner! SOLD!

 

Thanks again Bry, what a blast!

I apologise for the attention grabbing headline.......to explain:

 

I've owned FS2 Crew for NGX for about 2 months or so now, and like you I've been utilising button control. I did have some apprehension about jumping across to voice control as I considered it may be a disaster for me in several ways.

 

Having said that, I mustered the courage this weekend to "bite the bullet" so to speak, and configured my PC for Speech Recognition (after purchasing a pair of Sennheiser USB Headsets). I followed all of Bryan's instructions to the letter. Even going through the Windows Speech Recognition Voice Training module 3 times (that was no pleasure, let me declare).

 

I read through Bryan's Voice Control Manual several times. And continued to use it through all the various stages.

 

Then I dove straight in with my maiden voice control flight from YBCS (Cairns, Australia) to YBHM (Hamilton Island, Australia) on domestic route Virgin 737-700WL. Approx 60 min flight total.

 

What I can advise is this;

 

1. If you set up voice recognition correctly and thoroughly, the attention to detail from Bryan's work is very evident (within FS2 Crew). I'm getting at least 98% accuracy.

2. The voice experience is SO MUCH BETTER than button control. (Now I'm not lecturing anyone here, as I ponted out earlier I was a button control user). But there is NO COMPARISON - Voice experience is outstanding in terms of realism and immersion.

3. The number of voice commads you can issue to the FO is absolutely outstanding.

4. As a result of the above, I'm well and truly "hooked'!

5. If you are feeling any hesitation - just go for it and try it - if you follow all the steps correctly - you will not regret it!

6. If this is what I can expect with "Emergency NGX", I'm a goner! SOLD!

 

Thanks again Bry, what a blast!

 

 

yea voice is so much better once you have the right head set etc

I'm back to button again at the moment after having used voice only since it first came out. Voice is more hard work - i'm obviously feeling lazy at the moment!

When you have other people in the room voice is not an option.

 

Button only for me thanks!

Depends on your tolerance for others thinking you are crazy...and it"s to hard pretend you're working when you keep saying 'flaps 30' and stuff.

When you have other people in the room voice is not an option.

 

Button only for me thanks!

 

Sure it is, except when my 5 year old daughter sitting next to me in the FO seat countermands "Flaps 30" with "Flaps 5" and adds approach excitement... If you tune the levels down and turn off "listen to" option in Windows, you can almost whisper into the boom mic in a crowded room and the mic only works for you, as long as you remember the HM (hard mute) button on the bar or preset. I just keep the headphones around my neck. They are off and the speakers are on, all 700w of THX 7.1 channels. "Feel There Sims" ain't got nuthin' on me!