Major Update - Passengers system, Boarding Screens, and 3D Spatial Audio! ✈️
We're thrilled to announce a major update that brings Cabby to a whole new level of realism! This update introduces some of our most requested features that will transform your flight simulation experience.
🎯 What's New
This update focuses on three core areas that make flight simulation more immersive than ever: passenger simulation, boarding screen technology, and 3D spatial audio. Each feature has been carefully designed to work seamlessly together, creating an authentic airline experience right in your simulator.
👥 Passengers Satisfaction Simulation
The crown jewel of this update is our new passenger simulation system. Cabby now automatically generates a realistic passenger manifest for every flight, complete with individual passenger profiles, emotional states, and detailed flight experiences.
How It Works
Each passenger comes with unique characteristics:
- Personal Information: Name, age, gender, nationality
- Travel History: Previous flights and routes (generated from our database of 125,000+ real user flights)
- Emotional Indicators: Fear of flying and satisfaction levels
- Boarding Pass: Complete flight details and seat assignment
Realistic Passenger Behavior
The system calculates each passenger's "Fear of Flying" based on demographic factors like age, gender, and nationality. More importantly, it tracks their satisfaction throughout the flight based on your piloting performance.
Every action matters:
- Flight Events: Sudden acceleration, hard braking, excessive maneuvers, turbulence
- Operational Issues: Delays, weather-related disruptions
- Individual Sensitivity: Passengers with higher fear of flying react more strongly to negative events
You can access detailed passenger information from the flight page, including individual profiles, event history, and satisfaction tracking. It's like having a real passenger manifest that reacts to your flying skills!
🖥️ Boarding Screen Technology
Transform your flight simulation setup with our new boarding screen feature. This creates an authentic airport gate experience that you can display on any device in your network.
Four Layout Options
Choose from four different boarding screen layouts, each offering a unique visual style:
External Display Setup
The boarding screen can be opened in a separate browser window, perfect for:
- Secondary Monitors: Dedicated gate displays
- TVs: Large format airport gate simulation
- Network Devices: Tablets, phones, or other computers
Simply use the URL format: http://{your-ip-address}:3721/boarding to access it from any device on your network.
🔊 3D Spatial Audio
Experience cabin crew announcements like never before with our 3D spatial audio system. This feature positions announcements in three-dimensional space, creating a realistic audio environment that mimics actual aircraft cabins.
Precise Audio Control
You can adjust the spatial positioning of announcements with two key controls:
- Left/Right Position: Adjust how far left or right the audio should appear
- Back Position: Control the distance from front to back in the audio space
Universal Compatibility
3D spatial audio works excellently with:
- 5.1 Surround Sound: Full surround experience with dedicated speakers
- 7.1 Surround Sound: Enhanced surround with additional rear speakers
- Headphones: Stereo headphones provide good 3D positioning through binaural audio
🚀 Additional Features
Flight AI Summary
Cabby will gather all flight information and generate an AI-powered summary including flight details, passenger reactions, and overall flight performance.
Landing Feedback
Cabby analyzes your landing performance and provides detailed feedback to help you improve your skills. Perform well, and you might even earn a round of applause from your passengers!
Flights History
View your flight history with a beautiful map interface showing your journeys across the world.
Airline Context
Cabby now uses airline context to generate more authentic announcements, including loyalty program mentions and airline-specific features.
🎮 Getting Started
These features are designed to work together seamlessly. Start by setting up your flight with the new passenger simulation, configure your 3D audio preferences, and consider adding a secondary display for the boarding screen. The result is a flight simulation experience that feels incredibly authentic and immersive.
🔧 Technical Details
All new features are fully documented in our updated documentation:
❤️ Thank You
This update represents months of development and feedback from our amazing community. We're excited to see how these features enhance your flight simulation experience. As always, we appreciate your support and feedback as we continue to make Cabby the most immersive flight simulation companion available.
If you are happy with the service and appreciate our work, you can always support us by donating. It's not required, but it helps us keep the project alive and motivates us to work on new features and updates. Even a small donation can make a big difference!
Happy flying! ✈️
Ready to experience these new features? Get started with Cabby today!