callouts

[Simpilot767]

Hi captains, a few weeks ago i spent another hour in a 744 full flight sim
of Lufthansa Flight Training in Frankfurt.
For the first time in these simulators, i heard a female voice after touchdown
at rollout saying "900 remaining", 600 remaining" etc...for the remaining
runway range.
Is this a callout feature of the original 744 or is this just a simulator feature?

Timo


Related link of the simulator unit:

http://www.lufthansa-flight-training.de/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=3cdd75ce-8d50-48c6-9c21-9e2e91aa0d3d&groupId=14

[Pierre Theillere]

Hi Timo!

I searched a bit, and found the name of that system: it's called the RAAS (Runway Awareness and Advisory System). You can find some extra information from Honeywell:
http://www51.honeywell.com/aero/Products-Services/Avionics-Electronics/Egpws-Home3/raas4/raas_certifications.html?c=21
Their dedicated website http://www.honeywellrunwaysafety.com/ has quite interesting info:
- The "overview animation" (only the "air transport" animation has sounds... strangely) that can widely help figure how it appears, seen from the flight deck.
- The "callout overview" brochure gives all details on various RAAS modes. It could help if someones wants to program such equipment into a simulator.
Who knows... maybe PSx wil feature such equipment?

[Holger Wende]

Who knows... maybe PSx wil feature such equipment?

Chances might be really good  

Hoppie seems be be thinking about that for a while already: http://744.hoppie.nl/forum.cgi/read/14913
And chances are high that The Netherlands will enjoy annother rainy Sunday afternoon tomorrow...  :mrgreen:  

Holger

[Simpilot767]

Thanks for your answers!
Nice demos here: http://www.honeywellrunwaysafety.com/demos.php
Thank you for the link, Pierre!
It would really be nice to have that feature in PSX...

Timo