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Cessna 172 Skyhawk Commands

These are the voice commands SimCortex can recognize for this aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Command count: 38

Flaps

Command What it does Say something like
Flaps Up Retract the flaps one detent. "flaps up"
"take out one notch of flaps"
"retract flaps one step"
Flaps Down Extend the flaps one detent. "flaps down"
"put in one notch of flaps"
"extend flaps a step"
Flaps Full Set the flap ratio to full extension. "flaps full"
"put flaps all the way down"
"set maximum landing flaps"
Flaps Retract Set the flap ratio to fully retracted. "retract flaps"
"set zero flap"
"bring all the flaps up"

Brakes & Throttle

Command What it does Say something like
Parking Brake On Set the parking brake ratio to fully applied. "parking brake on"
"hold us with the parking brake"
"put the park brake on"
Parking Brake Off Set the parking brake ratio to released. "parking brake off"
"release the park brake"
"clear the parking brake"
Throttle Idle Set all throttles to idle. "throttle idle"
"pull power all the way back"
"set power to zero"
Throttle Full Set all throttles to full power. "throttle full"
"maximum power"
"push the throttle all the way forward"

Lights

Command What it does Say something like
Landing Lights On Turn landing lights on. "landing lights on"
"bring up landing lights"
"illuminate the landing lights"
Landing Lights Off Turn landing lights off. "landing lights off"
"extinguish the landing lights"
"disable landing lights"
Nav Lights On Turn navigation lights on. "nav lights on"
"illuminate the navigation lights"
"bring up the nav lights"
Nav Lights Off Turn navigation lights off. "nav lights off"
"extinguish the navigation lights"
"switch off navigation lights"
Beacon Lights On Turn beacon lights on. "beacon lights on"
"anti collision beacon on"
"start the beacon lights"
Beacon Lights Off Turn beacon lights off. "beacon lights off"
"anti collision beacon off"
"stop the beacon lights"
Strobe Lights On Turn strobe lights on. "strobe lights on"
"enable strobes"
"anti collision strobes on"
Strobe Lights Off Turn strobe lights off. "strobe lights off"
"disable strobes"
"anti collision strobes off"
Taxi Lights On Turn taxi lights on. "taxi lights on"
"bring up taxi lights"
"illuminate the taxi lights"
Taxi Lights Off Turn taxi lights off. "taxi lights off"
"extinguish the taxi lights"
"taxi light off"

Anti-Ice

Command What it does Say something like
Pitot Heat On Turn pitot heat on. "pitot heat on"
"anti ice pitot on"
"heat the pitot tube"
Pitot Heat Off Turn pitot heat off. "pitot heat off"
"stop heating the pitot tube"
"anti ice pitot off"

Engine & Fuel

Command What it does Say something like
Fuel Pump On Turn a numbered fuel pump on. "fuel pump on"
"start the fuel pump"
"enable fuel pump"
Fuel Pump Off Turn a numbered fuel pump off. "fuel pump off"
"stop the fuel pump"
"disable fuel pump"
Mixture Cutoff Set the mixture to idle cutoff. "mixture cutoff"
"mixture all the way out"
"shut off mixture"
Mixture Rich Set the mixture to full rich. "mixture rich"
"mixture all the way in"
"set full rich"
Magnetos Off Set magnetos off. "magnetos off"
"disable magnetos"
"turn off magnetos"
Magnetos Left Set magnetos to left for a numbered engine. "magnetos left"
"set the mags to left"
"select left magneto"
Magnetos Right Set magnetos to right for a numbered engine. "magnetos right"
"set the mags to right"
"select right magneto"
Magnetos Both Set magnetos both. "magnetos both"

Electrical

Command What it does Say something like
Battery On Turn battery 1 on. "battery on"
"enable battery"
"turn on battery"
Battery Off Turn battery 1 off. "battery off"
"disable battery"
"turn off battery"
Generator On Turn a numbered generator on. "alternator on"
"turn on generator"
"power the alternator"
Generator Off Turn a numbered generator off. "alternator off"
"turn off generator"
"disable alternator"

Avionics

Command What it does Say something like
Avionics Master On Turn the avionics master on. "avionics master on"
"power up avionics"
"energize the avionics"
Avionics Master Off Turn the avionics master off. "avionics master off"
"shut down the avionics"
"disable avionics"

Flight Controls

Command What it does Say something like
Trim Nose Up Apply nose-up elevator trim. "trim nose up"
"move elevator trim up"
"trim the nose upward"
Trim Nose Down Apply nose-down elevator trim. "trim nose down"
"move elevator trim down"
"trim the nose downward"

Sim Control

Command What it does Say something like
Sim Pause Pause the simulator. "sim pause"
"simulator pause"
Sim Resume Resume the simulator. "sim resume"
"simulator resume"