I know there has been discussion about the obnoxious “Don’t Sink” voice warning…Has anyone figured out how to turn it off yet? Seems to happen at random on any and all planes…Thanks…
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Is it the same voice like FSX?
It’s part of the TAWS system in the G1000 and G3000, among others. I don’t think there’s a way to turn it off in the sim.
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i think you can lower the volume on internal warnings
It is rather annoying when your aircraft is actually climbing or in a intended 500fpm decent and the annoying “Don’t Sink, Don’t Sink, Don’t Sink, Don’t Sink” rings in your headphones… Yilkes
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Don’t sink ? I always assumed it said “Dancing” “Dancing” “Dancing” 
(the first month I had MSFS I heard it a lot… I think it has something to do with airspeed and altitude… you can’t go too low, too slow… not sure actually…)
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Meanwhile, Desmond Dekker’s ears are alight…
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I thought it said don’t think…
I once had a Danish collegue (speaking English with me) who always said things like “if you sink of…” or “we used to sink that…”
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If the aircraft is not in a landing configuration and the terrain below is getting closer to the aircraft you are going to get a warning when the TAWS determines the ground is getting too close for comfort. It is not dependent on whether you are climbing, level or descending it is dependent upon the fact that the terrain is getting closer. Even if in a climb, if TAWS is unhappy with the rate of climb when compared to the rate of terrain approach, it will warn you.
Just Google CFIT statistics and you will see why this is a thing. The number of incidents I have seen throughout my career where pilots were showing a climb when in reality they were climbing in descending air, but not faster than the approaching terrain, and they ended up with trees in their cockpit, is nothing short of dismaying.
" TAWS is a safety net in which a (Hard) Warning indicates that the aircraft is in a dangerous situation and immediate action is required and an Alert (or soft warning) indicates an abnormal status in relation to terrain which invites prompt review and a possible change of flight path or aircraft configuration.
Appropriate TAWS response procedures for flight crew are determined after careful study of aircraft type performance capability. They must be clearly defined by operators and, in the case of a Warning, should be followed without hesitation as soon as a triggered. Operators normally define different response procedures based upon memory drills for a Warning (sometimes called a Hard Warning) and an immediate review in the case of an Alert (sometimes called a Soft Warning).
The Aircraft Flight Manual or Company Operations Manual must contain the procedures and instructions required for the avoidance of controlled flight into terrain, including limitations on high rate of descent near the surface, as well as detailing abnormal and emergency procedures."
I don’t see anything in the appropriate response procedures that recommends, “turn it off”.
Encountering cumulus granite is far more annoying than a mechanized voice saying, “Don’t sink”.
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And all along I thought it was my co-pilot with a bad case of flatulence and hoping for the best.
Willis, Yes, I can google it too but thanks for the reply.
However, when in a proper landing configuration with a stock aircraft, no addons, no mods, accurately following a g/s, at the proper decent rate, speed etc. and hear “Don’t Sink” over and over… I just have to chuckle and remember that MSFS is ONLY a game, nothing else.
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Yes, I still get this on nearly every touch and go with the Caravan, King Air, maybe some others. First take off doesn’t have any issue but on the 2nd I get the “don’t sink” even with positive rate of climb and same flap settings, trim, etc as the first. Definitely a bug that needs to be logged and fixed.
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It is a bug. The legacy WT G1000 mod had a fix for it but it hasn’t been updated in a while and I don’t know if it still works with SU7.
I fly the Caravan in MSFS a lot and the only time this happens is if you don’t climb high enough in the circuit (min 700-800 ft IIRC) before you start descending for landing. This is a safety feature to warn you that you are not continuing to climb enough after take off, regardless of whether you could land in your current configuration. Climb at least 1000ft after takeoff and this warning should not occur.
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An oldie, but a goldie.
Maybe airbus pilotes are also fed up to be treated as retard on each landing. I’m not native English speaker, but I’m pretty sure that it is funny…
That’s because, in America, they use the word retard to describe someone with learning difficulties, forgetting the actual meaning of the word, which is “to slow down”, “to decelerate”.
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