FlybaurLAX From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 618 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (2 years 6 months 15 hours ago) and read 5328 times:
All I have to say is....WOW! It's impressive, but does that guy have too much time on his hands? He even has a center stick connected to his chair. Just WOW.
Phoenix9 From Canada, joined Aug 2007, 2546 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (2 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5176 times:
Quoting FLY2HMO (Reply 4): I've seen much better setups, I must say. CRT monitors are so 90s.
This was probably set up before LCDs were all over the place. I don't think its a recent picture, but I just found it on a website...so could be recent...who knows Â
[Edited 2009-11-18 15:09:26]
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Gmonney From Canada, joined Jan 2001, 2153 posts, RR: 26 Reply 10, posted (2 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5078 times:
Quoting Phoenix9 (Reply 8): But that is a professional simulator used for training. This is a gamer who has made this up at his place. Big difference
Agree, but this is open to the public and if you want a real experience, this is the $h!1,
The flight deck has be converted to an -800 and yes they do train Sunwing Pilots on flight deck familiarity, but since its not a motion sim, they can't actualy log qualifying sim hours.
Needless to say, this will be the closest the general public will ever get to flying a real commercial jet.
I will agree that the home version is pretty cool and would be nice to come home to as well...
FLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (2 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 5059 times:
Quoting Gmonney (Reply 10): but since its not a motion sim, they can't actualy log qualifying sim hours.
Not necessarily. A sim doesn't have to be motion capable to be loggable. In the US at least, you can log the flight time in a PCATD or FTD as long as you have an FAA certified instructor giving you instruction on it.
9VSIO From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 571 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (2 years 5 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 4969 times:
Quoting FLY2HMO (Reply 11): Not necessarily. A sim doesn't have to be motion capable to be loggable. In the US at least, you can log the flight time in a PCATD or FTD as long as you have an FAA certified instructor giving you instruction on it
Only the instrument stuff, not for the actual type rating though, right? I think that's what Gmonney was getting at.
Me: (Lining up on final) I shall now select an aiming point. || Instructor: Well, I hope it's the runway...
FLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (2 years 5 months 4 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 4943 times:
Quoting 9VSIO (Reply 12): Only the instrument stuff, not for the actual type rating though, right? I think that's what Gmonney was getting at.
Training time in FTDs can be used for getting an additional aircraft rating or even a type rating as long as it is performed under an approved FAA training program (Part 141 or 142 in the US)
Kimberlyrj From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2008, 385 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 4890 times:
Quoting Gmonney (Reply 7): I have one better, a buddy has the nose section of UA's N911UA and has built a simulator out of that
One better again. My brother has a friend at boarding school that has a full motion Airbus A320 simulator (as in the ones used for pilot training) – I thought it was a lie until I was invited to have a go in it. Amazing is all I can say and some people have way too much money then sense! It has to be in a warehouse it’s so large (and its movement range is so great). It’s a shame I have only been invited once... GRR
FLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 4885 times:
Quoting 9VSIO (Reply 15): Ah, but it must be a type FTD, yes? i.e. one made and cert'ed by Boeing?
Once again, not necessarily. Depends what you're using it for. If it's gonna be for just getting, say, your initial instrument rating, you can use an FTD based on a generic aircraft of the same class (single engine land/multi engine land) of license you intend on getting, regardless of which real plane you are flying.
IIRC, to be able to log hours in a simulator for the purposes of getting a type rating, then yes you would need a specific simulator type (ie Level D 738, or a 738 FTD)
Boeing does not make simulators (though they do market them). Companies like CAE, Frasca, Thales, etc actually make them. They are certified by the respective aviation authorities (FAA, JAA, etc)
2H4 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8936 posts, RR: 65 Reply 18, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 4680 times:
BlackProjects From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2007, 754 posts, RR: 4 Reply 19, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 4404 times:
This is my kind of Flight Simulator no Motion system and the Cameras white Balance was not set Correctly so it is more nlue than it should be but it gives a good idea of what it is like to fly.
JHCRJ700 From United States of America, joined Oct 2009, 302 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 4387 times:
Wow. I have to say that the gaps in the image would get on my nerves. But, thats just me.
PJFlysFast From United States of America, joined May 2006, 463 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 4386 times:
If I had the money i would have someone build one for me! I would love to have a Global 5000 simulator or a MD-88 simulator. But I know that once I got one i would never want to fly again in real life!
BlackProjects From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2007, 754 posts, RR: 4 Reply 23, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 4380 times:
The Screen on the Flight sim is out side the internal Windows it is a large Curved Canvas Screen suported on a steel Tube Frame with a Single Large Projector on the Sims Roof providing the Image.
A Movable Visor moves up and down when required to by moving the visor Control lever, The so Called screen Gaps are the Pillars holding the real Glass windscreen in Place inside of the Movalble Visor.
9VSIO From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 571 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 4365 times:
Unless #20 was talking about the OP...in which case I apologise... Would help if he clarified though.
Me: (Lining up on final) I shall now select an aiming point. || Instructor: Well, I hope it's the runway...
25 JHCRJ700: I was talking about the fact that there is so many different screens and the simulator image is not a single image. Apologies
26 Mir: Yeah, but the presence or absence of motion is a big distinction between loggable time. I can log the time I spend in a Level D sim as flight time. T
27 NZ107: If you look closely, you'll see that the pedals are elevated off the ground too.. Someone has time up their sleeves.. Imagine the radiation from thos
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