Edwin Link patented the first simulator in 1929, and at the time they were used to train military and mail carrier pilots about the intricacies of instrument flying. Today there are a plethora of choices for both professional and GA (General Aviation) pilots. Simulator As defined by the FAA as full size...
As an ongoing series of blog posts revolving around the simulator, I thought that I would discuss some common flight scenarios and how the simulator can help prepare you should you encounter these scenarios in the “real world.” From an instructor’s perspective, these are some of the...
As a retired airline pilot and current CSIP, I find SimTrain’s full motion SR20/22 simulator to be a unique and indispensable training tool which takes general aviation flight training to another level. Training scenarios such as windsheer during an instrument approach and loss of the airport environment...
In this video series, we're going to show how to properly execute a missed approach along with some of the common errors that we see in pilots who have not done this kind of thing in the last few months. These are the last of the videos we shot last August (and thus the last with the poor sound and...