Recurrent Training/Simulators

Michael Raisch, a father in Jersey City, New Jersey, found a new way to bring his passion for flight to his 2-year-old daughter over the holidays. Alongside the Christmas tree in the family’s living room, Raisch built a Boeing 737-800 flight simulator, complete with an enclosed cockpit and several rows of seats that his daughter […]

The FAA yesterday issued long-awaited rules that increase the number of hours pilots may log toward an instrument rating using approved aviation training devices, raising the limit to 20 hours in advanced training devices versus 10 hours under the old rules. In reality many simulator makers had received special authorizations from the FAA to allow […]

Fly This Sim (FTS) has added new capabilities to its home- and flight school-based TouchTrainer simulator systems, the company announced at Flying Aviation Expo. The touch screen enabled simulators can now add what the company calls VisX, which provides nearly a 180-degree view of the flight environment. The VisX visuals are displayed on three screens […]

If you are one of many pilots who enjoy flying as well as driving fast cars, this simulator game may be something to add to your Christmas list. CXC Simulations’ Motion Pro II provides the versatility of experiencing fast vehicles on the ground and in the air. Best of all, the company says the simulator […]

Sporty’s has partnered with ABX Airlines in Wilmington, Ohio, to offer a program that complies with the recently implemented training requirements for the FAA airline transport pilot knowledge exam. Under the new rules, which were implemented August 1 (despite a stellar track record of safety for ATP-rated pilots) ATP candidates must complete an FAA-approved ATP-Certification […]

The 12 finalists of the inaugural Flying Challenge Cup took the stage at Oshkosh AirVenture show-center Wednesday morning to compete for the three top spots in the stick-and-rudder skills competition. The Cup, which kicked off at Sun ‘n Fun earlier this year, put aviation enthusiasts around the world to the test as they flew demanding […]

FlightSafety International has added a level-D Pilatus PC-12/47 simulator to its Dallas Learning Center, making it the only such simulator in the world qualified to the highest approval standard. The simulator is equipped with legacy avionics including a Garmin GMX 200 multifunction display and a pair of Garmin GNS 530W GPS units. It also features […]

Flight simulator manufacturer Redbird has created a simulator in support of Disney’s movie Planes: Fire & Rescue that allows would-be firefighting pilots the chance to try their hand at putting out wildfires in the extreme wilderness. The sim will make appearances at a number of air shows, including AirVenture Oshkosh. The flight experience, which is […]

With only one month left to compete in the finals for the Flying Challenge Cup stick-and-rudder skills competition in Redbird’s full-motion flight simulators, both pilots and non-pilots are giving it their all for that free ticket to Oshkosh 2014. And it’s still anyone’s game. Since its launch at Sun ‘n Fun this year, the numbers […]

This month’s Redbird Flight Simulations Jay scenario starts like this: A small brush fire threatens property in a state park in southwestern Utah and you’re the first aerial asset on the scene. The plume of smoke is easy to spot, but the fire itself is tucked between hills. The scenario puts you and your Air […]