SayIntentions.AI Features Overview

Created by Martijn Coenen, Modified on Mon, 10 Mar at 1:50 PM by Martijn Coenen

Information current as of 7th of March 2025

Premium :

  • 15 languages supported

  • Supported simulators : MSFS2020, MSFS2024, X-Plane 11, X-Plane 12, P3Dv5


Entourage:

  • English ONLY

  • Supported simulators : MSFS2020, MSFS2024



Any question ? Join our Discord Server : https://discord.gg/YgDsdy5xYk


Integrations : 

  • Navigraph

    • Frequencies, Procedures (IFR), Fixes (IFR) and Airports

      • using Current AIRAC for Navigraph subscriber -or- an older AIRAC otherwise

      • VFR procedures and VRP are manually built by the dedicated VFR team

      • Specific workarounds :

        • When Approach and Tower share the same frequency, Approach frequency is moved to 125.39

    • FAQ

  • SimBrief

    • IFR FlightPlan must be filed on SimBrief

  • ActiveSkyFS (optional, for ActiveSkyFS users)

    • Weather information is pulled from ActiveSkyFS instead of SI live weather source

  • FS2Crew (optional, for FS2Crew users)

    • Shared copilot voice (FS2Crew Stephanie) between FS2Crew and SI

Features :

  • ATC

    • VFR

    • IFR

      • with ACARS/CPDLC support

Premium

  • Co-Pilot

    • Checklists (under development)

    • ATC Communications

Premium

  • Traffic Injection

    • Multiplayer Traffic (SkyNet)

    • AI Traffic (under development)

Premium

  • Crews

    • Cabin Crews

    • Tour Guides

    • Mentors

    • Ramp agent (GroundOps)

Premium or Entourage





  • Missions (SkyOps)

    • SkyOps Crew

    • Seven Mission Types

Premium

  • Extras

    • FlightLine

    • ComLink

    • VATSIM/IVAO Handoff

Premium

  • Community-driven Editors 

    • TaxiTuner

    • TourTuner

    • ChecklistTuner (soon)



Under development features : ask on discord if you wish a more accurate status.


Feature details / Capabilities :

Here are some excerpt and examples of SayIntentions.AI capabilities. 

Ask on Discord for anything that doesn’t appear in this list or if you want more information.

ATC 

This is an excerpt of the ATC capabilities (FAQ).

Ask on Discord for anything not listed.


  • Localized accents and voices

    • TODO: List countries

  • Callsign

    • Using Callsign filed in SimBrief Flightplan (optional) : FAQ

    • Heavy/Super : FAQ

  • Emergencies (Medical & Failures)/Go-Around are supported

    • Be aware that simulation of illegal activities is strictly forbidden on the SayIntentions.AI network

  • Pilot to pilot frequency (range 30 NM) : ICAO 123.065 & 123.135, Universal 124.24

  • ATIS

    • ATIS information is built from aviationweather.gov METAR -or- provided by ActiveSkyFS (Misc Tab > Weather Source)

  • Taxi Help (MSFS only)

    • FollowMe Car

      • Will send a FollowMe Car to guide you

      • Request it to the appropriate station after taxi instructions

        • “Not familiar with the airport, can you send us a FollowMe Car ?”

    • Taxi Assist

      • Will display a taxi path to reach the runway or your parking/ramp/gate

      • Enable and configure in “Pilot Portal > Settings > Taxi Assist”

      • Request it to the appropriate station after taxi instructions

        • “Can you enable the taxi path/lights/arrows ?”

  • VFR

    • Flight Following

    • Open/Close VFR Flightplan 

      • optional

      • submit VFR Flightplan via Pilot Portal > Flight Plan

    • Region specific implementations

      • USA

        • Flights fully covered

        • Airport-specific procedures are implemented manually, please ask in #feature-requests if your airport is not covered yet (see Full List (US))

      • Europe

        • FIS

          • Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK

        • VRP & Procedures for an always increasing list of airports (see Full List (EU)), please ask in #feature-requests if your airport is not covered yet !

      • Rest of the world

        • Basic VFR services

  • IFR

    • Activating an IFR flight

      • SimBrief Pilot ID (Settings > General)

      • SimBrief IFR Flightplan filed

      • Request IFR clearance on the appropriate frequency

        • “Request IFR to <filed_destination>” 

    • Departure

      • Vectors

        • For now, ATC will issue “Direct To” your first waypoint

      • SID

        • Standard SID

        • Open SID are supported (vectors to first waypoint, example of such SID : CYYZ Rwy23 URSAL4)

          • For now, ATC will issue “Direct To” the first waypoint

    • Enroute

      • Oceanic Control (FAQ)

      • Diversion

      • Shortcuts

      • Descent

        • TOD (FAQ)

        • Cross <waypoint> At <FL/Altitude>

    • Arrival

      • STAR

        • Shortcuts

        • Descend via (FAA only)

      • Direct vectors to Approach

    • CPDLC/ACARS SayIntentions.AI Network

      • Natively integrated into

        • iniBuilds A350

        • Fenix A320 series

        • Leonardo Maddogs

        • Headwind A339

        • ProSim (change endpoint to SI's instead of Hoppie)

      • Connect any aircraft with CPDLC/ACARS capabilities to the SayIntentions.AI network via Dave Black's ACARS bridge (see FAQ below)

      • FAQ

  • VATSIM/IVAO Handoff (IFR only)

    • Handoff to SayIntentions.AI 

      • Make sure Flightplan is filed on SimBrief

      • Tune to 122.8 as instructed by the VATSIM/IVAO controller

      • Disconnect from VATSIM

      • Switch On SayIntentions.AI ATC

      • Press “New Flight” if required

      • Wait for the AI controller to contact you (30sec-1min)

      • Video Tutorial

    • Handoff to VATSIM/IVAO

      • Not officially supported/endorsed by SayIntentions.AI 

      • Execute procedure so as to reconnect outside VATSIM/IVAO controlled airspace

      • Make sure Flightplan is filed on VATSIM/IVAO

      • Switch Off SayIntentions.AI ATC

      • Connect to Vatsim according to the CoC (aircraft positionned correctly) and wait for the controller to contact you (or contact if not called before entering controlled area)

    • FAQ


Co-Pilot

Configure as Intercom 1 or 2 (Settings > Intercom > Channel 1|2 & Settings > Controls > Intercom PTT 1|2)


  • Checklists 
    /!\ CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT /!\

    • Checklist matched upon :

      • in-sim aircraft type

      • SimBrief “Aircraft Type”

      • SayIntentions.AI “Aircraft ICAO” type (Settings > Identity)

    • List available checklists for your current aircraft

      • “What checklists are available ?”

    • FAQ

  • ATC Communications

    • “Can you handle the comms please ?” -or- Press the “Comms : Pilot” button in the top right of the SI Client so it shows “Comms : Co-Pilot”

    • As a Pilot, you will still have 3 clearances to request : 

      • IFR : “Request IFR to…”

      • Taxi : “Ready to taxi”

      • Departure : “Ready for departure”

    • FAQ


Traffic Injection

  • Multiplayer Traffic (SkyNet)

    • Ability to see other SayIntentions users injected into your simulator

    • Best coupled with Live Proximity Traffic and Share my audio (Settings > Multiplayer)

    • Model and livery matching against any of these model libraries

      • MSFS default models

      • FSLTL

      • FS Traffic

      • AIG (not yet)

    • FAQ

  • AI Traffic

/!\ CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT /!\


Crews

Configure as Intercom 1 or 2 (Settings > Intercom > Channel 1|2 & Settings > Controls > Intercom PTT 1|2)


  • Cabin Crews

    • Announcements

      • Boarding (trigger : Readback of clearance +30seconds)

      • Pushback (trigger : Beacon ON & Wheels moving)

      • Climb (trigger : > 10,000ft MSL)

      • Cruise (trigger : reaching Cruise Level)

      • Descent (trigger : leaving Cruise Level)

      • Arrival (trigger : < 10,000ft MSL)

      • Landing (trigger : Touchdown +30seconds)

      • Deboarding (trigger : Beacon OFF & Engines OFF)

      • All announcements can also be triggered on demand to the cabin crew

    • Other Interactions

      • As well as announcements, you can request or talk about almost anything with your cabin crew !

      • FAQ

    • Cabin Crisis

      • Want to add some spice, fun or workload to your flight ?

      • FAQ

    • Persona

      • “You are never as well served as when you serve yourself”

        • Use your own voice as a Cabin Crew member !

      • Partners only

      • FAQ

  • Mentors

    • Get started with ATC communications

      • “Who should I contact for…”

      • “What should I ask for…”

    • Learn how to configure your aircraft

    • Discuss about any aviation related topic

    • And much more !

  • Tour Guides

    • A personal Tour Guide to discover your surrounding, the Tour Guide will pro-actively comment on your surroundings

    • Tour guide will still talk to you, but not pro-actively (Sterile cockpit) when :

      • Airplane is on the ground 

      • Airplane has been cleared for VFR pattern entry 

      • Airplane has been cleared for takeoff

      • Airplane has been cleared to land 

      • Airplane is doing closed traffic 

      • Airplane is IFR below 10,000 ft.

    • Ability to load a Custom Tour (Pilot Portal > Tour Tuner)

  • Ramp agent (GroundOps)

    • Contact the ramp agent on 119.99

    • Services

      • Fuel Truck

        • “Can you send a fuel truck to our position ?”

      • Jetways

        • “Please connect the jetway”

      • Pushback

        • Basic example :

          • “Connect the tug”

          • “Ready for pushback”

          • “Disconnect the tug”

        • Cancel pushback :

          • “Abort pushback”

        • Detailed example in the FAQ

    • FAQ


Missions (SkyOps)

  • SkyOps Crew

    • SkyOps Crew can be set in the Intercom menu, Channel 1 or Channel 2

    • Are specifically trained for SkyOps missions and are mandatory for certain mission types

  • Mission Types 

    • Search & Rescue

      • Applicable only if you're in a helicopter

      • Requires a callsign (Settings > Identity) in the following list : Helicopter, Medevac, Medivac, Lifeflight, Life-Flight,  Rescue

      • Requires a SkyOps Crew

    • Search only, Air Ambulance

      • Requires a SkyOps Crew

    • VIP, Cargo, Ferrying

      • Any SkyOps Crew or Cabin Crew

    • Firefighting

      • Requires a SkyOps Crew

  • Requesting a mission

    • Over the SkyOps frequency (122.11)

      • “Request <mission_type> mission”

    • Via FlightLine 

      • “<aircraft_icao>, at <icao>, request <mission_type> mission”

    • Examples with additional instructions

      • 122.11 : 

        • “Request VIP mission, minimum range 120 nautical miles”

        • “Ready to pickup a mission”

          • If in a helicopter, will default to a Search & Rescue mission, otherwise in a Search only mission

      • FlightLine : 

        • “C172, at KHIO, request cargo mission, destination : KAST, next 1 minute”

        • “C172, at KHIO, request VIP mission, next 5 minutes. Can you include distance and rough heading to destination ?”

  • Scenery objects injection (only MSFS2020 & MSFS2024 for the time being)

    • Depending on the mission type, SkyOps will inject scenery objects to support the mission narrative.

    • Missions with scenery objects injection are Search & Rescue, Search Only and Firefighting

  • FAQ


Extras

  • FlightLine

    • Clearance Delivery 

      • Request VFR/IFR clearance via text

    • Text Information Service

      • ATIS

      • Runways

    • SkyOps mission request

      • See Missions (SkyOps) > Requesting a mission

    • FAQ

  • ComLink

    • View your SayIntentions communication window from any remote device on your network

    • FAQ 


Community-driven Editors

  • TaxiTuner

    • Pilot Portal > TaxiTuner

  • TourTuner

    • Pilot Portal > TourTuner

  • ChecklistTuner

    • Pilot Portal > ChecklistTuner


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