Well... some thoughts from a newbie

[Passenger57]

Hi all,

without trying the demo (insted I read the manual) I purchased fspax yesterday and after some heavy wrestling against a PF Fokker-100 (CTD, found out
later that the livery AND the panel seem to have problems) I started my first short-haul flight on mostly automatic settings and afterwards a
"charter" flight on manual service. More manual options and/or enabled penalties will now come from day to day...

Generally, FSPax in the hottest stuff I saw since FS2K4 was buyable. Sceneries and aircraft are fine and may be a joy, but yesterday I went from EDDM
to LEPA a in a B737, tomorrow there'll be a flight EDDT to DTTJ in an A320 (maybe) and today I might fire up the stock 208 caravan for a sightseeing
trip around EDDF. But I'll surely do this from now on with the FSpax active on EVERY flight. Well done, guys!

So, my further thoughts, though I still have to discover most of the stuff included.

How can I turn up the volume for the hosties? Are they automatically muted (since the flightdeck's door should be closed) or can I put them through
some WAV editor and "pump up the volume"? Are they in any way volume-wise connected to some FS settings? Realistic or not, I'd like to hear what's
going on behind my back...

In real life, I've been on quite a few flights from no-frills via holiday charter to full-service scheduled. I think the FSPax hosties are really a
slow and lazy bunch. I've experienced "feeding the masses" in packed 737-800's with "sandwich and drinks" (well, more than a sandwich but cold
pre-packed tablets), BA full service in a 757, LH's drinks-only short haul, Turkish A300's near the weight limit... my last Pax experience was on an
WDL Avroliner CGN-THF-CGN where they served one drink and a Pretzel (okay it was a 'Laugenstange' but a Pretzel is similar). Sorry, but real-life
cabin crews are quite a margin faster than the FSPax crew. Okay, I can't expect *quick* cabin service for only 31.50€ one-time fee... Seriously, I
believe You tried a good compromise based on pax numbers, but maybe there's room for later developing some fine-tuning. Some airlines do carry more
personnel onboard than others, I've been on a LH-A319 flight from EDDW to EDDF with 8(!!!) cabin crew. Maybe that was training, but I also have seen 1
to 4 hosties in an Avroliner, too. Suggestion: in economic mode, allow some margin for cabin crew numbers (Yes I've played Airline Tycoon as well).
And, add a no-frills-mode where You actually get small sums from service purchases.


Third, is there a possibility to change the message text (from the bar) - it's somewhat peculiar to have the crew announcements in german voice, but written in english... I'd volunteer to translate...


Good stuff, thanks for Your efforts!

Torsten aka Pax57



Post Edited ( 08-10-05 08:24 )

[Ryanamur]

Hi Torsten,

For the volume, you can increase it through the volume settings of FsP.

For the service, I think that, for an average, it's pretty close (maybe not for a Dash8 but for a 747). Don't forget that the service time
includes Prep-service-cleanup. I wonder if Joel (Flyboy2) could give us his thoughts on the subject?

Finally, you can edit your voice pack. User the search feature at the top of the forum and I'm sure you'll find what you are looking for.