Manage service onboard by yourself

[spacecoast]

Hello everyone

I really enjoy FSCaptain with P3DV4, it's working great with no problems. One question that pops up in my mind from time to time:

Is there a chance in the near future to manage the service onboard by yourself, so that you can click for example on the Comms-menu:

- Start beverage service
- Start snack service
- Start meal service

For me it would be a huge + point, so that I can interact with the cabin a bit more, and for those who don't want this, there would still be the button "start svc" and it would run automatically.


Thanks
Jan

[Travis]

Hello Jan,

I think we could work out something in this regard. Possibly not for 1.8.1, but fairly soon.

It would be easiest if we continue to follow the current rules - service can't start below the 'service altitude', service can auto-suspend & resume due to turbulence, etc.

But I can see an option (MANAGE_SERVICE_STARTS ??) that would pop up a Start Beverage, Start Snack, Start Meal selection screen after you click on Start SVC.

Would that do? Or are you looking for total control so that service continues through a thunderstorm, etc.?

Best,

[spacecoast]

Hi Travis,

your idea sounds just great with all the current rules still in place (service altitude, auto suspend and resume)!!

Thanks for your quick response, would be great if that's implemented :-)

Greetings
Jan

[Travis]

Hi Jan,

As anyone who has ever worked with me knows, I'm infamous for speaking up in a development requirement's meeting and saying, "Sure - that'll only take us 15 minutes to do."  

I know we'll need a new screen to select Start Snack/Beverage or Start Meal, but I also know that there are some code tricks which are used by the 'auto service picker' to decide if a snack or a meal is coming up next.

So I'll need to let this idea percolate for a while until (if) The True Path reveals itself.  And I'll even hedge a bit here and leave open the possibility that some gnarly bit of existing code might make this a huge task.

All of that lets me leave you with a promise to think on this really hard.

It's an idea which I like, so I'm compelled to try.

Best,

[nicoderks]

Am i to late

Those idea's are great, but please don't forget:
a: We starting our inflight entertaining movie.....
b: We start to sell our good tax-free items.....

(ok nobody buy those expensive sigarettes, watches en beverage, but anyway)

Regards,
Nico

[Travis]

Hi Nico,

Your ideas are not too late, but in these days those types of items are now safely outside a Captain's responsibility.

The Cabin crew manages any group entertainment, and food & beverage sales onboard have long been factored into the normal Flight Revenue calculations for airlines with Economic Mode active.

Best regards,