Have you ever wondered what type of training professional pilots receive in multi-million-pound full-motion flight simulators? While they look like the ultimate computer game with stunning visuals and flight decks, what really goes on when the door is closed?
For those who want to experience that type of flying on a home PC, this is your chance to learn what really takes place when the door closes. This series will not only challenge your flying skills but also your knowledge of aircraft, systems, avionics, weather and flight planning. In addition, your ability to make decisions is critical.
You will need to immerse yourself in learning about all these things and applying them in practical real-world scenarios. This series will give you the opportunity to experience the types of situations that are faced by pilots during simulator sessions in normal and emergency/abnormal conditions. VFR or IFR weather will be a factor in each scenario. You will fly in all types of geographic areas. Many of the situations are based on actual flight events taken from incident and accident reports. So, are you ready for the challenge?
Flight simulators have been around since the invention of such by Edwin A Link in the early 1930s. They were fir…
