The RJ Professional includes pilot callouts and cabin announcements. These will be automatically triggered at the appropriate times based on various events such as altitude, airspeed and aircraft state. Some announcements can also be triggered manually via the EFB Aircraft page.


The announcements are enabled by default but can be disabled by unticking the CABIN ANNOUNCEMENTS and PILOT CALLOUTS options in the Configuration Menu on the EFB Aircraft page.


The following sections include the conditions which must be met at each stage of flight in order for the announcements/callouts to trigger:


Take-off phase:


- Aircraft is on the ground

- Throttle levers set to greater than 40%

- Strobe lights switched on

- Landing lights switched on

  • "Check thrust” - Throttle levers set to greater than 40%
  • "Thrust set" - Engines achieved N1 SET value
  • "Airspeed alive" - Airspeed above 30 knots
  • "80 knots"- Airspeed passing 80 knots
  • "GO” - Airspeed passing V1 speed 
  • “Rotate" - Airspeed passing Vr speed
  • "Positive climb" - Above 50ft AGL, vertical speed greater than 500ft/min, gear down 
  • “Gear up selected” - Gear lever selected up
  • “Gear up, lights out” - Gear retracted, landing gear lights out


Climb Phase:


- Gear up

- Above 50ft AGL

- Vertical speed greater than 500ft/min

  • "Speed checked, Flap 24" - Above 600ft AGL, flaps set to greater than 24 degrees
  • "Speed checked, Flap 18" - Above 800ft AGL, flaps set to greater than 18 degrees, 
  • "Speed checked, Flap 0" - Above 800ft AGL, flaps set to greater than 0 degrees, ASI reading greater than VFTO speed (as shown on speed card) 


Cruise Phase:


- Flaps retracted

- Aircraft in level flight


Approach Phase:


- Aircraft not on ground
- Previously in the cruise phase
- Airspeed is less than 250 KIAS
- Radio height is less than or equal to 6000ft
- Vertical speed is less than or equal to -500ft/min OR localiser armed OR localiser captured OR glideslope armed OR glideslope captured OR seats for landing callout has been triggered

  • "Localiser alive" - ILS tuned, Localiser deviation bar moving
  • “Localiser captured” - ILS tuned, Localiser captured
  • “Glideslope alive” - ILS tuned, Glideslope indicator moving
  • “Glideslope captured” - ILS tuned, Glideslope captured
  • “Speed checked, gear down” - Flaps 18 selected, appropriate airspeed based on weight
  • “Speed checked, Flap 18” - Flaps 0 selected, appropriate airspeed based on weight 
  • “Speed checked, Flap 24” - Flaps 18 selected, appropriate airspeed based on weight 
  • “Speed checked, Flap 33” - Flaps 24 or 30 selected, appropriate airspeed based on weight 
  • "Airbrakes out" - Landing configuration, 100ft radio altitude


Landing Phase:

  • "Ground idle" - aircraft on ground
  • "Spoilers yellow and green" - aircraft on ground, yellow and green spoilers deployed
  • "Brake pressure checked" - aircraft on ground, brakes applied
  • "60 knots" - aircraft on ground, airspeed decelerating through 60 knots

 

Please note that each stage is reliant on the previous stage being complete first. It is very hard to make triggers that cover every eventuality so the system can get confused if non-normal procedures are followed. For example, you could confuse the callouts by levelling off below 6000ft AGL in the climb, then descending for a period at less than 250 KIAS before resuming a climb to the cruise. That would be quiet an unusual flight pattern though!


The callouts will be reset at the end of a flight when the aircraft is on the ground, and ground speed is less than 30 knots.


Cabin Announcements


Flight crew to cabin crew:

  • "Cabin crew, please take your seats for takeoff." (triggered by pressing CAB CALL button on overhead panel)
  • "Cabin crew, please take your seats for landing." (triggered by pressing CAB CALL button on overhead panel)

Cabin crew to flight crew: 

  • “Boarding is complete”
  • "Cabin secure." (‘cabin secure for takeoff/landing’ indicator on centre console will be automatically set depending on stage of flight)

Cabin crew to passengers: 

  • "Ladies and gentleman, the cabin crew have been released to begin their service but please note that the seatbelt signs are still on." (triggered by pressing CAB CALL button on overhead panel)
  • "Ladies and gentleman, the seatbelt signs have been switched off. You are free to move about the cabin."
  • "Ladies and gentleman, the seatbelt signs have been switched on. Please return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts."

Cabin crew to cabin crew: 

  • "Cabin crew, doors to manual and cross-check."
  • "Cabin crew, arm doors and cross-check."