The VoiceFlight Revolution

The era of voice control in the cockpit has arrived.

The inaugural speech recognition product from VoiceFlight Systems, the VFS101, represents a breakthrough in airborne speech recognition technology. For the first time, pilots of civilian aircraft can control aircraft systems with the sound of their voice. VoiceFlight Systems' patented speech recognition technology provides exceptional accuracy and nearly instantaneous response in all flight environments - and does so without the need for any prior training or adaptation to specific pilot voices.

The VFS101 uses the aviation industry's standard ICAO phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc.) to allow the pilot to spell out waypoints and enter them into the aircraft's GPS navigation systems up to ten times faster than a pilot can using the GPS control knobs.

Pilots can use the system to enter simple Direct-To destinations or to enter complex flight plans for subsequent activation. For added convenience, Victor Airways are entered by voice and automatically expanded to the appropriate sequence of waypoints.

The VFS101 meets the rigorous safety requirements of FAA certification. Pilots are given the opportunity to review and confirm all entries before they are used for active navigation of the aircraft. Manual control of the GPS units is always available should any difficulties be encountered with the VFS101.

The VFS101 is the first, and thus far the only, speech-recognition system to receive certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The initial Supplemental Type Certificate supports installation on all models of Cessna 182 aircraft equipped with single or dual Garmin GNS 530 and GNS 430 GPS navigation units. Additional aircraft models and equipment configurations are under development and expected shortly.

Retail pricing for VFS101 system is anticipated to be $2,995. Volume production has been deferred in anticipation of support for additional aircraft models and equipment configurations. For updates on availability, please click here.

GARMIN is a registered trademark of GARMIN, Ltd. and is not affiliated with VoiceFlight Systems, LLC in any way.