“You Asked. We Listened.”
The teaser shared by SayIntentions features an aircraft concealed beneath a dark cover accompanied by the words, “You Asked. We Listened.”
Below the aircraft, the graphic states that something is “Coming to X-Plane” on October 16.
SayIntentions has not revealed precisely what will arrive on that date. However, the company’s core AI air traffic control service has supported X-Plane for several years, meaning this is unlikely to be an announcement about basic X-Plane compatibility.
Instead, the evidence strongly suggests that SayIntentions is preparing to introduce its full AI traffic-injection technology to the simulator.
What AI Traffic Would Bring to X-Plane
SayIntentions’ traffic system creates an active aviation environment populated by computer-controlled aircraft. Rather than merely placing decorative airplanes at airport gates, the system generates traffic that can depart, arrive and operate within the same airspace as the user.
Each AI aircraft can interact with SayIntentions controllers, allowing traffic to receive clearances, follow instructions and be sequenced around the user’s flight.
The system can potentially deliver:
- Visible AI aircraft operating inside X-Plane
- Airline and general aviation traffic
- Aircraft based on real-world and generated schedules
- AI-controlled departures and arrivals
- Traffic sequencing during approach and departure
- Traffic advisories and controller instructions
- Increased radio activity at airports and within controlled airspace
SayIntentions currently offers its Living World traffic-injection beta for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. The company’s support documentation continues to list traffic injection and traffic awareness among the features unavailable in X-Plane, making the October teaser particularly significant.
More Than SkyNet Multiplayer
X-Plane pilots already have access to SayIntentions’ SkyNet Live Multiplayer system.
SkyNet allows pilots using X-Plane, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 to share the same virtual airspace. Those aircraft represent other people actively flying with SayIntentions.
Traffic injection serves a different purpose. It fills the simulation with computer-controlled aircraft, ensuring airports and airspace remain active even when few human pilots are flying nearby.
Combining SkyNet pilots, AI traffic and SayIntentions’ existing ATC system could give X-Plane users a far more populated and coordinated environment.
SayIntentions Already Supports X-Plane
SayIntentions currently provides several features for X-Plane pilots, including AI air traffic control, cabin crew, an AI copilot, tour guides, flight training assistance and progressive taxi instructions.
However, features involving the injection of three-dimensional objects into the simulator have remained more limited than their Microsoft Flight Simulator counterparts.
Bringing traffic injection to X-Plane would close one of the most noticeable gaps between the supported platforms and respond to a long-running request from the X-Plane community.
Full Announcement Expected October 16
For now, SayIntentions has only published the teaser and date. The company has not yet confirmed system requirements, supported X-Plane versions, traffic-model compatibility or whether the feature will initially launch as a beta.
Those details are expected when the covered aircraft is officially unveiled on October 16.
Pilots can learn more about the company’s existing services through the official SayIntentions.AI website.
Follow Sky Blue Radio’s flight-simulation news for additional coverage when SayIntentions reveals the new X-Plane feature.
