The F70 Professional and F100 Professional feature a comprehensive Pilot Callout and Cabin Announcement system. These announcements are automatically triggered at the appropriate phases of flight based on various parameters, including altitude, airspeed and aircraft state, greatly enhancing immersion by replicating real-world flight deck and cabin audio cues.
Both Pilot Callouts and Cabin Announcements are enabled by default. They can be disabled individually by unticking the CABIN ANNOUNCEMENTS and PILOT CALLOUTS options in the Configuration Menu on the EFB Aircraft page.
The following sections list the conditions that must be met during each stage of flight for the corresponding pilot callouts to trigger.
PHASE OF FLIGHT DETECTION
TAXI (moved off stand, either via pushback or self-manoeuvred)
- DC ESS bus powered
- Beacon lights switched ON
- Ground speed greater than 0.3 knots or GSX pushback triggered
- Parking brakes released
- Chocks removed
- Cabin doors closed
TAKEOFF
- Aircraft is on the ground
- Both thrust levers are set to 60% on higher
- Strobe lights are ARMED or ON
- Left and right landing lights are ON
CLIMB
- Aircraft was in takeoff phase
- Gear has been retracted
- Greater than 50ft AGL and V/S is greater than 500fpm
CRUISE
- Aircraft was in climb phase
- Flaps have been retracted
- V/S is +/- 100fpm
APPROACH
- Aircraft was in cruise phase
- Airspeed is less than 250 KIAS
- Height is less than/equal to 6000ft AGL
- Vertical speed is less than -500fpm or localiser alive/captured callout has been triggered or glideslope alive/captured callout has been triggered or ‘cabin crew, seats for landing’ callout has been triggered
LANDING
- Aircraft has touched down
- Aircraft was in takeoff or approach phase
- Ground speed is greater than 50 KIAS
GO-AROUND
- Aircraft in approach phase
- Flaps extended to 15 degrees or greater
- Height is equal to or less than 2500ft AGL
- Vertical speed is equal to or less than -1500fpm
PILOT CALLOUTS
TAKEOFF "POWER SET"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in takeoff phase
- Takeoff thrust has been set
Notes
- Once per takeoff
"80 KNOTS"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in takeoff phase
- Airspeed is greater than 80 KIAS
Notes
- Once per takeoff
"V1"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in takeoff phase
- Airspeed is equal to or greater than VR minus 5 knots
Notes
- Once per takeoff
"ROTATE"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in takeoff phase
- Airspeed is equal to or greater than VR
- ‘V1’ callout has already been played
Notes
- Once per takeoff
"POSITIVE CLIMB"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in takeoff phase
- Height is greater than 50ft AGL
- Vertical speed is greater than 500fpm
- Gear handle is selected DOWN
Notes
- Once per takeoff
"GEAR UP"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in takeoff phase
- ‘Positive rate’ callout has already been played
- Height is greater than 50ft AGL
- Vertical speed is greater than 500fpm
- Gear handle is selected DOWN
Notes
- Logical continuation of “Positive climb”
- Once per takeoff
"FLAPS UP"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in climb phase
- Height is greater than 800ft AGL
- Flaps are not yet selected UP
- Airspeed is equal to or greater than VFTO
Notes
- Once per climb
"CLIMB THRUST"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in climb phase
- Thrust reduction height has been reached
Notes
- Once per climb
"LOCALISER ALIVE"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- ‘Localiser captured’ callout has not yet been played
- Localiser deviation bar has started moving on the PFD/ND
Notes
- Once per approach
"LOCALISER CAPTURED"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- Localiser has been captured
Notes
- Once per approach
"GLIDESLOPE ALIVE"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- ‘Glideslope captured’ callout has not yet been triggered
- Glideslope deviation bar has started moving on the PFD/ND
Notes
- Once per approach
"GLIDESLOPE CAPTURED"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- Glideslope has been captured
Notes
- Once per approach
"GEAR DOWN"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- Height is at or below 2500ft AGL or ‘Localiser captured’ callout has already been played
- Airspeed is below 200 KIAS
- Flaps are set to 8 degrees
- Landing gear handle is selected UP
Notes
- Once per approach
"SPEED CHECKED, FLAPS 8"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- ‘Speed checked, flaps 25’ and ‘Speed checked, flaps 42’ callouts have not yet been played
- Height is at or below 3000ft AGL
- Airspeed is below 250 KIAS
- Airspeed is at or below green dot speed
- Flaps selected UP
Notes
- Once per approach
"SPEED CHECKED, FLAPS 25"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- ‘Speed checked, flaps 42’ callout has not yet been played
- Height is at or below 2000ft AGL
- Airspeed is below 220 KIAS
- Airspeed is at or below VREF 25 + 20 KIAS
- Flaps selected to less than 25 degrees
Notes
- Once per approach
"SPEED CHECKED, FLAPS 42"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- Flaps 42 landing selected on FMS
- Height is at or below 1500ft AGL
- Airspeed is below 180 KIAS
- Airspeed is at or below VREF 42 + 15 KIAS
- Flaps selected to less than 42 degrees
Notes
- Once per approach
"100 ABOVE"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- Height is at or below selected MDA + 100ft AGL or height is at or below selected DH + 100ft AGL
Notes
- Once per approach
"MINIMUM"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase
- Height is at or below selected MDA or height is at or below selected DH
Notes
- Once per approach
"REVERSE"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in landing phase
- Either thrust lever is selected to reverse thrust
Notes
- Once per approach
"60 KNOTS"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in landing phase
- Airspeed is at or below 60 KIAS
Notes
- Once per approach
CABIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
"BOARDING IS COMPLETE"
Playback conditions
- If boarding is completed with the cockpit door still open, the “Boarding is complete” announcement will be made immediately, simulating the crew making the call through the open door.
- If the cockpit door is closed (locked or unlocked), then the cabin crew will use the forward cabin handset to call the cockpit. The FWD call light on the overhead will illuminate, accompanied by a buzzer sound.
- If the ‘F/O HANDLES INTPH’ option (EFB aircraft app > configuration menu) is enabled, the F/O will respond by pressing the cabin interphone button (F/O audio panel - centre pedestal). If the option is disabled, then the user needs to press the cabin interphone button (Captain or F/O audio panel).
- After a couple of seconds, the cabin crew will make the “Boarding is complete” announcement via the interphone.
- After five seconds, the cabin crew will cancel the FWD call light if not already done by the user via the RESET calls button. If the ‘F/O HANDLES INTPH’ option is enabled, the F/O will deselect the cabin interphone buttons. If the option is disabled, then the user needs to do that manually.
"CABIN IS SECURE" (TAKEOFF)
Playback conditions
- ‘Cabin crew, please take your seats for takeoff’ callout has played (manually or automatically as described above)
or
- ‘Cabin crew, please take your seats for takeoff’ has not yet been played
- AUTO CABIN CREW enabled on EFB tablet aircraft app
- ‘Arm doors’ callout has played
- Aircraft has moved off stand (pushback or self-manoeuvred)
- 5 to 8 minutes have elapsed since the doors have been armed, or the PILOT call button has been manually pressed on any of the cabin crew handsets
Sequence
- 15 seconds after being triggered, the cabin crew will use the forward cabin handset to call the cockpit. The FWD call light on the overhead will illuminate, accompanied by a buzzer sound.
- If the ‘F/O HANDLES INTPH’ option (EFB aircraft app > configuration menu) is enabled, the F/O will respond by pressing the cabin interphone button (F/O audio panel - centre pedestal). If the option is disabled, then the user needs to press the cabin interphone button (Captain or F/O audio panel).
- After a couple of seconds, the cabin crew will make the “Cabin is secured (take-off)”, announcement via the interphone.
- After five seconds, the cabin crew will cancel the FWD call light if not already done by the user via the RESET calls button. If the ‘F/O HANDLES INTPH’ option is enabled, the F/O will deselect the cabin interphone buttons. If the option is disabled, then the user needs to do that manually.
"CABIN CREW, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS FOR TAKEOFF"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in takeoff phase, and the callout has not yet been triggered or
- ALL ATTND button pressed and:
- Beacon lights are switched ON
- Both engines are running
- Aircraft has moved off stand (pushback or self-manoeuvred)
or
- Triggered manually via the EFB tablet aircraft app
Notes
- Triggers the ‘Cabin is secure for takeoff’ callout, if not already played
- Triggers the ‘Cabin lights dimmed for takeoff’ announcement, if not already played
- Triggers the cabin music to be switched off, if AUTO CABIN MUSIC option is enabled on the EFB tablet aircraft app
"THE CABIN CREW HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THEIR SEATS..."
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in climb phase, and height is greater than 5000ft AGL, flaps are retracted, and airspeed is greater than 220 KIAS, and the callout has not yet been triggered, or
- ALL ATTND button pressed, and aircraft is in climb phase
- Triggered manually via the EFB tablet aircraft app
Notes
- Triggers the undimming of cabin lighting at night
"CABIN CREW, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS FOR LANDING"
Playback conditions
- Aircraft is in approach phase, and height is less than 1000ft AGL, and the callout has not yet been triggered or
- ALL ATTND button pressed, and aircraft is in approach phase
- Triggered manually via the EFB tablet aircraft app
Notes
- Triggers the ‘Cabin lights dimmed for landing’ announcement, if not already played
"CABIN IS SECURE" (LANDING)
Playback conditions
- ‘Cabin crew, please take your seats for landing’ callout has played (manually or automatically as described above)
Sequence
- As per ‘Cabin is secure for takeoff’