I just bought it and downloaded the latest version on the beta channel. So far pretty intuitive. I absolutely dislike the voices. Unbelievable bad. We are in 2023 and it sounds like I am listening to a C64 speech generator.

It would be cool to detach the window or have it run in the application (second monitor). 

Regarding flight following: First flight was handled pretty well, from startup to parking including FSTL-Traffic. Looking good so far. 

 

5 hours ago, techman said:

I just bought it and downloaded the latest version on the beta channel. So far pretty intuitive. I absolutely dislike the voices. Unbelievable bad. We are in 2023 and it sounds like I am listening to a C64 speech generator.

It would be cool to detach the window or have it run in the application (second monitor). 

Regarding flight following: First flight was handled pretty well, from startup to parking including FSTL-Traffic. Looking good so far. 

 

Try some other Atc software, these voices are the best compared to others. Also if you listen to Liveatc the sound effects come quite close now.

 

Edited April 15, 20233 yr by rob0203

18 minutes ago, rob0203 said:

Try some other Atc software, these voices are the best compared to others. Also if you listen to Liveatc the sound effects come quite close now.

 

The voices in PF3 are 1000% better and there are over one hundred of them. The window that you have to use with FSHUD is a real deal killer too. With PF3 once you select your flight plan, there is no window at all. 

The voices.. okay

But how is the seperation between the player and ai aircrafts etc ?

Or the jerky AI injection? It seems for a product that's apparently so good there's a lack of clarity about some of these questions. Particularly odd since the developer themselves is in the thread 

On 4/11/2023 at 5:55 PM, Ricardo41 said:

still waiting to listen to those.......

Same here.. Fair bit of interest in this but the developer isn’t helping themselves when we’re not getting the information to make the jump.

19 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

The voices in PF3 are 1000% better and there are over one hundred of them. The window that you have to use with FSHUD is a real deal killer too. With PF3 once you select your flight plan, there is no window at all. 

What about this? During whole video playback their window is open.... (I guess you can hide it, the same as in FSHud).

Looking at minute 05:44 - it's ATIS says VISIBILITY 2 Kilometers while the word "kilometers" was taken from completely another recording.

 Again, I'm not in position to speak about it, just curious if it's about features classification or personal preference.

11 minutes ago, KL Oo said:

Or the jerky AI injection? It seems for a product that's apparently so good there's a lack of clarity about some of these questions. Particularly odd since the developer themselves is in the thread 

I'm here to bring complete clarity about all advantages and disadvantages - we are not hiding something.
Regarding jerky AI injection - what exactly do you mean? Smooth aircraft movement? This was already fixed in previous production versions and improved in version 1.3.
You will not see anymore jumping or teleporting AI Aircraft during all it's stages of flight.

12 minutes ago, Carts85 said:

Same here.. Fair bit of interest in this but the developer isn’t helping themselves when we’re not getting the information to make the jump.

Voice development and adjustment are still in development.
Therefore, there is still no video to demonstrate it.

42 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

The voices in PF3 are 1000% better and there are over one hundred of them. The window that you have to use with FSHUD is a real deal killer too. With PF3 once you select your flight plan, there is no window at all. 

Polly voices are way better then PF3, PF3 does not sound natural at all! Often it sounds like different sound samples combined together which give really strange unnatural  intonations in sentences!

Maybe be it was good a long while ago, but now they are totally old fashioned technology!

Edited April 15, 20233 yr by rob0203

I've tried quite a few ATC programs. PF3 voices seemed worse than most of the others and it was not intuitive to use at all. Ended up uninstalling it. I currently use P2ATC but its interface is outdated and clunky as well, but it works and you can use optional voices if you choose. I'm watching the development of FShud, I'm not ready to purchase it yet. It does seem to keep getting better and better. What I really want to see are videos of it in operation (with the current build) so I can make a decision about a purchase. It does seem like the Dev is actively updating and improving the software unlike other ATC programs that are in it for a quick cash grab and can't take criticism,  (cough** proATC **cough).  Looking forward to hearing more about this and keep up the good work.

Edited April 15, 20233 yr by Lotharen

12 minutes ago, rob0203 said:

Polly voices are way better then PF3, PF3 does not sound natural at all! Often it sounds like different sound samples combined together which give really strange unnatural  intonations in sentences!

Maybe be it was good a long while ago, but now they are totally old fashioned technology!

This sounds good to you   LOL

 

2 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

This sounds good to you   LOL

 

No Bob, read what @rob0203 actually wrote. He said Polly voices are better than PF3. There's plenty of examples of them online here is one. And yeah, from what I've seen thats better than PF3. 

 

5 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

This sounds good to you   LOL

 

The new version has radio effects etc. totally reworked voices, anyway if you like PF3, happy flights with that!

Let's see what everybody is using in half a year 😉

Time will tell!

Edited April 15, 20233 yr by rob0203

35 minutes ago, FSHud said:

What about this? During whole video playback their window is open.... (I guess you can hide it, the same as in FSHud).

 

No idea why this Youtuber keeps the PF3 window open during the first part of his flight. It is absolutely not necessary to have it open (other than for adjusting volumes etc.). In PF3 you communicate with ATC by pressing keys - or using a voice recognition software to trigger these keys.

Could you please clarify if you need to - temporarily - have the FSHud window open to communicate with ATC. Is there a way to just use keys / buttons (resp. a voice recognition software to trigger these keys) to commicuate to ATC in FSHud? Or is it necessary to open the window and click an item with the mouse?

I am really interested in FSHud for the AI interaction capabilities. Voices are just a matter of personal taste. But having to open a window to communicate with ATC would be a killer for me.

 

Edited April 15, 20233 yr by RALF9636