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Adding Comments

Editing file: PACX Installation Directory>Assets\FlightComments.xml

In this file, you will see all the comments that passengers are able to use in the flight report. Flight comments are designated under different types. Ensure that each FlightComment is inside the FlightComments tag (before the /FlightComments>tag). The type of flight comments are:

  • HungryNoService - Passenger was hungry and there was no in-flight service
  • ThirstyNoService - Passenger was thirsty and there was no in-flight service
  • Hungry - Passenger is hungry after the in-flight service was completed
  • Thirsty - Passenger is thirsty after the in-flight service was completed
  • NoEntertainment - There was no In-Flight Entertainment on this flight
  • EntertainmentIFE - There was In-Flight Entertainment on this flight
  • EntertainmentWiFi - There was WiFi on this flight
  • BeatDelay - A delay was announced, but the plane still arrived on time
  • UnannouncedDepartureDelay - There was a delay in departure that the pilot failed to announce to passengers
  • UnaccouncedArrivalDelay - There was a delay in arrival that the pilot failed to announce to passengers
  • DepartureDelay - There was a delay in departure, which the pilot informed passengers about
  • ArrivalDelay - There was a delay in arrival, which the pilot informed passengers about PassengerBoardingIncidentMalePassive/PassengerBoardingIncidentFemalePassive - There was an incident related to a male or female passenger during boarding MedicalIncidentMalePassive/MedicalIncidentFemalePassive - There was a medical incident relating to a male or female passenger during the flight
  • ExtremeFlyingSevere - No longer used
  • ExtremeFlying - No longer used
  • TurbulenceSevere - There was a lot of turbulence during this flight
  • Turbulence - There was a bit of turbulence during this flight
  • GreatFlightBusiness - The flight was considered great by this business passenger
  • GreatFlightLeisure - The flight was considered great by this leisure passenger
  • EngineFailure - This comment occurs when an engine has failed.
  • EngineFire - This comment occurs when an engine has been on fire.
  • GeneralCriticalIssue - This comment occurs when a flight has had a critical mechanical issue that is not classified as an engine fire or failure
  • DiversionUnspecified - The flight was diverted to a different arrival airport, due to an unspecified reason
  • DiversionWeather - The flight was diverted to a different arrival airport, due to weather
  • DiversionTraffic - The flight was diverted to a different arrival airport, due to traffic
  • DiversionUnannounced - The flight was diverted to a different arrival airport, however, the pilot failed to announce this diversion to the passengers
  • DiversionPassengerIssue - The flight was diverted to a different arrival airport, due to an unruly passenger
  • DiversionAircraftProblem - The flight was diverted to a different arrival airport, due to an issue with the aircraft
  • DiversionFuel - The flight was diverted to a different arrival airport, due to missing fuel
  • HardLanding - The landing was considered hard by the passengers
  • SoftLanding - The landing was considered soft by the passengers
  • VeryLongFlight - The flight was considered very long by the passengers (usually during a cross-continent long haul)
  • LongFlight - The flight was considered long by the passengers (usually during a in-continent flight)
  • ShortFlight - The flight was considered short by the passengers (usually a regional flight)
  • Drunk - This passenger is drunk
  • IdleHungry - The passenger is performing an activity, and is hungry
  • IdleThirsty - The passenger is performing an activity, and is thirsty
  • IdleFed - The passenger is performing an activity, and has been recently fed
  • IdleTired - The passenger is performing an activity, and is tired
  • IdleNotTired - The passenger is performing an activity, and is not tired
  • IdleLateInDayLanding - The passenger is performing an activity, and the landing was performed late in the day, close to sunset hours
  • IdleEarlyInDayLanding - The passenger is performing an activity, and the landing was performed early in the day, close to sunrise hours
  • IdleLandingBusiness - The passenger is performing an activity, and the passenger is a business passenger
  • IdleLandingLeisure - The passenger is performing an activity, and the passenger is a leisure passenger
  • IdleFlightEntertained - The passenger is performing an activity, and the passenger was entertained by the In-Flight Entertainment Options available
  • IdleFlightBored - The passenger is performing an activity, and the passenger was bored by the lack of In-Flight Entertainment.
  • ReturnToGateUnspecified - The plane returned to the gate after the pushback phase, due to an unspecified reason
  • ReturnToGateWeather - The plane returned to the gate after the pushback phase, due to weather
  • ReturnToGateTraffic - The plane returned to the gate after the pushback phase, due to traffic
  • ReturnToGateUnannounced - The plane returned to the gate after the pushback phase, but the pilot failed to announce this to the passengers
  • ReturnToGatePassengerIssue - The plane returned to the gate after the pushback phase, due to a passenger issue
  • ReturnToGateAircraftProblem - The plane returned to the gate after the pushback phase, due to an issue with the aircraft
  • AheadOfSchedule - The flight was ahead of schedule
  • ServiceSuspension - The in-flight service was suspended mid service
  • UnsafeHandlingTakeoff - The takeoff was not performed safely, likely due to the seatbelt signs not being turned on
  • UnsafeHnadlingLanding - The landing was not performed safely, likely due to the seatbelt signs not being turned on
  • ExpensiveTicket - This comment is generated when the ticket price for the airline is set as "Expensive"
  • AffordableTicket - This comment is generated when the ticket price for the airline is set as "Cheap"
  • EconomyAboveExpectation - The airline is an economy airline and quality of the flight was above expectations
  • EconomyBelowExpectation - The airline is an economy airline and quality of the flight was below expectations
  • BalancedAboveExpectation - The airline is an balanced airline and quality of the flight was above expectations
  • BalancedBelowExpectation - The airline is an balanced airline and quality of the flight was below expectations
  • BusinessAboveExpectation - The airline is an business airline and quality of the flight was above expectations
  • BusinessBelowExpectation - The airline is an business airline and quality of the flight was below expectations
  • PointOfInterest - This comment is generated when the pilot makes a "Point of Interest" public address
  • PublicAdressHumorous - This comment is generated when the pilot makes a "Humorous" public address

Variables can also be used in the comment. The only current variable is {CAREER}, which will be replaced in the comment as the career airline name. If no career is selected on this flight, it will be replaced with "this airline" instead.

A valid flight comment will look similar to the following:

<FlightComment type="EconomyBelowExpectation">Somehow, {CAREER} managed to disappointed me.</FlightComment>