Going a little of topic from low-cost VR sims but interesting discussion. A lot I agree with there @Eddie, especially on stage of training.
The German Airforce has found a good solution to this problem. When pilots are loosing their license due to the lack of flying hours, nobody will ask
Onyx 12Dec19, 11:49Excellent point Eddie. I completely forgot that at this point in their training, pilots would have already had a whole load of flying time. The efficacy
Swift 12Dec19, 11:24Yeah I must be using an older checklist, I'll have to get the new one. Thanks for your help everyone.
Swift 12Dec19, 09:09In the US, it’s possible at the airlines to add an entire new type rating in a sim. A 737 pilot can add say, a 757 or 767 rating provided they meet all
Emmy 12Dec19, 08:08Yeah sims are used extensively both in the RAF, and out here in the desert. They are invaluable tools without question. The big thing to remember is that
Eddie 12Dec19, 07:05If your taking off from the boat it will be off until you are about to launch. On land it must be on at all times. Once in the air you can turn it off
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Yeah that’s a fair point, the RAF have significantly increased the use of synthetic training on the OCU as part of moving to single seat OCU instead
Eddie 13Dec19, 09:29