Q: What is Multi Crew Experience?
A: Multi Crew Experience is an add-on to the award winning, MSFS, FSX, Prepar3D and FS9 software as well as X-Plane family of simulators (XP-12, XP-11 & 10). It adds the missing elements, like crew coordination, interactive checklist reading, realistic ATC operation, call-outs and warnings against deviation from standards, as well as extras, like user interface voice control.
Q: Who may benefit from this application:
A: Anyone who wants to make the home flight simulation experience as real as it can get. Trainee pilots can use it as a tool to practice multi crew interaction and ATC phraseology.
One of the bad aspects of home flight simulation, is that it makes you breed bad habits, like trying to fly a B747 on your own, or looking for keyboard key strokes to interact with ATC.
For non native English speakers, this constitutes a great practice tool. If you are seeking an international career, as an airline pilot, you must interact well with other crew members, in English.
You don't need to be fluent in English though. Just need to be familiar with aviation terminology.
What better tool to boost your confidence!
Q: How does it work?
A: Multi Crew Experience builds on Microsoft SAPI 5® outstanding technology, that brings effective speech recognition to the windows® platform. We have choosen a modular design, that allows you to use, some, or all the features, according to your needs. This makes it easier to integrate. It will also play nicely, when used alongside other third party add-ons. It is fully multithreaded, and was designed with performance in mind.
Q: Does it work with Asobo/Microsoft MSFS?
A: Yes it does and not just default planes, in addition to Prepar3D and FSX. Also works with many third party planes from PMDG, Fenix, Fslabs,IFly Inibuilds Aerosoft Quaity Wingsetc..
Q: What are the system requirements?
A: The requirements are the same as those specified for running MSFS, FSX, PreparD or FS9, X-Plane 12, XP-11 o XP-10depending on which simulator version you use, as well as a headset with good quality microphone.
Q: Does it require an English version of Windows?
A: No, this application has been tested, and expected to work on almost any language localized version of Windows 10.
For Windows 10 localized versions, you just need to install the free English language pack via Windows settings.
Q: Do I need to be a native English speaker to use the software?
A: Although it helps, the answer is no. You will be surprised to learn about the poor grasp of the English language among real world pilots around the world. Though you need to know what heading, speed, altitude, flaps...mean. We are talking 200 to 300 words overall.