Announcing: Red Bird Flight Training Device

What:
Red Bird FMX Full motion flight training device. This is the
first flight training device that combines full motion, control
loading, worldwide terrain database, and more then 200 degree visual
system into a package that is cost effective for initial flight
training. This is new technology that has the potential to change the
way flight training is carried out.

Why:
Simulators save time, money, and are safer then a airplane for
flight training.

How:
This is also a excellent VFR simulator. A VFR simulator has to be more
realistic then a IFR simulator because VFR flying is by feel and
visual clues.

Simulators are well proven for IFR. This device will do an excellent
job as a IFR trainer and be capable of simulating legacy instrument
panels and the future with G430/530, G500/G600G1000 instrumentation.
It is also approved for doing instrument rating renewals.

Why a use a simulator?

• Normal flight training in an airplane is very inefficient. For example if you are having trouble with the flare you have to do a walk around, start up, run up, take off, fly a 6 minute circuit for EACH 15 second flare and touch down practice the student needs. In a sim all you have to do is setup the airplane up on a 1/4 mile final, fly the approach and landing and reset back to 1/4 mile, again and again until you get it. Same thing with steep turns, stalls, spins, (no commute to the practice area) This alone saves MASSIVE amounts of time and cost. Similar to “Batting practice” trying the exercise again and again quickly to get the skill level up.


• The simulator can be scheduled no matter the weather


• Almost no mechanical issues, stable rates (no fuel and insurance
  issues) and no lame navcanada (ATC) excuses


• The simulator can be 'paused' in the middle of a critical exercise to
  aid learning and understanding


• Many more exercises can be carried out in a shorter time since the
  instructor can fast forward or relocate the 'aircraft' in seconds.


• You can learn lessons you don’t want to learn in the real airplane.
  How much cross wind can you handle? Engine failures at night? Are you
  noticing the oil pressure dropping? Crank it into the sim and find
  out! Scenarios based on real life that will challenge you. You can
  practice the dangerous exercises you would not want to do in real
  life.

Can you log it?
Yes you can log it, but can you log it as airplane time? No. No
simulator can be logged as airplane time. Not even the fancy airline
level D simulators. Toward a licence you can count 2.5 of the PPL
instrument requirement, CPL 10 hours, and the Instrument rating 20
hours. Logging time doesn’t mean it’s useful. The better question is
it “good training”. If you can be safer, better prepared, and
organized for the lesson in the airplane you will get more out of the
lesson in the airplane. Thus making you a better pilot for less cost,
time, and effort.

There are several studies going on right now about crediting of time
toward the PPL CPL on a simulator, but really it doesn’t matter, because so
many students go beyond the minimum time required for a licence. Can
we get the total hours down toward the licence using a flight
simulator? Certainly we can!

What can we do with the sim?
Instrument Rating Renewal training/flight test.
Orientation training
Radio procedure , English Aviation Fluency training
PPL air exercises
CPL air exercises
instrument procedures
Night Navigation
Day Navigation above 5000 feet enroute.
Mountain training
Garmin 1000
Garmin 430/530 GNS
Loss of Control and recovery exercises
Unusual Altitude recovery
GPS checkouts
Instrument rating renewal rides
Route checkouts

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