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Under my virtual cloud, saying goodbye to simulator computers
Cloud-based FSTDs promise smarter training, but can we tackle internet risks, security threats, and control challenges?
The Sim Ops Team
Feb 116 min read
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Sounds like the Last Frontier
SATCE: Revolutionizing flight simulation with AI-driven air traffic control training, enhancing pilot workload management and safety.
The Sim Ops Team
Nov 20, 20249 min read
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Royal Aeronautical Society Flight Simulation Group (FSG)
We were really pleased this year to learn that, after a break of a few years due to COVID, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Flight...
The Sim Ops Team
Oct 1, 20243 min read
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The Roadmap to Qualification - The Validation Data Road Map (VDR)
Exploring the history and importance of VDRs in flight simulator qualification, from their beginnings to their crucial role today and future
The Sim Ops Team
Aug 7, 20246 min read
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You don't always get what you want, but you might get what you need
The blog discusses challenges with Arinc report 446 guidance on flight simulator documentation, advising to specify required docs in RFPs.
The Sim Ops Team
May 30, 20244 min read
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Reasons to be cheerful - SIM PART
We caught up with one of the architects of Sim Part to learn what this was all about, what it was aimed at and why it was being done.
The Sim Ops Team
Apr 24, 20243 min read
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A Dedicated Follower of Change - Keeping up-to-date
Keeping flight simulators current requires regular updates. Our blog explores the challenges & processes to manage these effectively.
The Sim Ops Team
Mar 27, 20244 min read
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The end of recurrent evaluations?
Blog examines changes to FSTD recurrent evaluation process - shifting focus from device testing to auditing operator compliance capabilities
The Sim Ops Team
Feb 7, 20246 min read
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To Qualify or to Certify, that is the Question
This blog explores FSTD qualification vs. certification debate, highlighting industry implications and complexities.
The Sim Ops Team
Jan 10, 20244 min read
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Writing a business case: making the numbers add-up
We often talk to people looking at starting up training centres and have helped some of these with the first step: to write a business case.
The Sim Ops Team
Dec 21, 20235 min read
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Who's Going to Maintain our Simulators?
At the recent FSEMC the one workshop looked at the issues surrounding “Simulator Technician Recruiting, Trainiing and Certificatification".
The Sim Ops Team
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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What have the Aircraft Manufacturers ever done for us?
Let's consider why the OEMs bother to support the simulation industry. As always, it boils down to enlightened self-interest.
The Sim Ops Team
Sep 14, 20236 min read
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Why go to Industry Conferences?
Sim Ops readies for fall conferences. Addressing cost concerns, we explore event benefits as customers seek justification for attendance.
The Sim Ops Team
Aug 17, 20235 min read
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I don't need spares - I have a five-year warranty
Introduction Between us at Sim Ops, we have heard this statement stated regularly over the years. Having had a conversation predicated on...
The Sim Ops Team
Jul 14, 20236 min read
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FFS in Motion, or not
We recently assisted a customer having problems getting their FFS motion system to engage. We now look at what can go wrong with those.
The Sim Ops Team
Jun 14, 20235 min read
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Compliance - noun, Practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority (source OED)
With the increasing emphasis by authorities on operators policing themselves, we look at the concept of compliance.
The Sim Ops Team
May 4, 20236 min read
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Mirror, mirror on the... FSTD
The majority of FFS use stretched mylar mirrors. So we thought we should look at the systems, not just the mirrors, in more detail.
The Sim Ops Team
Mar 29, 20235 min read
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The Great Aircraft Parts Debate - Part Two: Avionic Systems
Introduction Part one of this Blog looked at the parts that make up the physical flight deck of a Flight Simulation Training Device...
The Sim Ops Team
Mar 14, 20235 min read
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Accepting your FSTD - On Site Acceptance (OSA)
In 2020 we took a look at accepting your FSTD at the TDM facility. We thought it was now time to complete the process with the OSA.
The Sim Ops Team
Dec 7, 20227 min read
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A Hommage to Arinc Report 610
If there is one document that is indispensable in the design of FSTDs it is Arinc Report 610 published by FSEMC.
The Sim Ops Team
Oct 20, 20224 min read
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