An Overview of TFM's features

Who Should Read This Guide?

This guide covers Talking Flight Monitor’s User Interface, Features, Keyboard commands, and how the software interfaces with the simulator.

Supplementary Learning Resources

• Video tutorials such as those found on the Talking Flight Monitor Youtube channel and aircraft specific video tutorials
• Aircraft manuals and checklists that are included with the aircraft itself
• Content published by the BVI Pilots community

Note: This guide provides an overview of TFM. For detailed aircraft-specific operating procedures, please refer to the supplementary resources mentioned above.

What is Talking Flight Monitor?

Talking Flight Monitor (TFM) is an advanced add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and later versions, designed to enhance the accessibility and functionality of flight simulation for print disabled Sim Pilots using the powerful capabilities of FSUIPC.

Key Features

TFM offers many features. A brief overview of these features include:

• Instrument Reading and manipulation: Comprehensive access to key flight instruments such as speed, heading, altitude, communication radios, and nav radios.
• Advanced Aircraft Integration: Flight Management Computer (FMC) interaction for complex aircraft (Current support for PMDG 777; Upcoming support for PMDG 737 and 747)
• Navigation and Location Services: Real-time aircraft location tracking, Detailed geographical information, Airport Database:, and Comprehensive airport information such as runway lengths, and gate information.
• Easy aircraft repositioning
• Precision Instrumentation: Instrument Landing System (ILS) readings, including reading and outputting aircraft position for both glide slope and localizer.