The muscle memory from grabbing the right button and doing a certain amount of clicks is essential. While flying, you can't get fixated on each button. The FAA approved BATD simulators work just like their real-world counterparts which helps build muscle memory and minimize the negative transfer of skill in real-world flights. This includes approaches, holds, and course intercepts Benefits For Anyoneīuild upon your own proficiency. Benefits For Pilots with an Instrument Ratingįor pilots that hold an instrument rating, the use of an FAA certified BATD is approved to meet instrument currency requirements (without an instructor present). The savings in aircraft rental alone (at a $150/hr rate) could result in savings of $3000 to the student for the cost of their PPL. If a student pilot uses an ATD as part of their training, training hours closer to 50 as opposed to 70 hours are common by virtue of being more proficient through the use of a sim. The national average for the number of hours student pilots need to obtain their PPL is between 55 and 70 (40 hours is the FAA minimum). These hours/approaches do NOT need to have an instructor present to be logged. The FAA allows the use of a BATD to log all currency related activities for the Instrument rating. Use the simulator to log currency approaches, otherwise known as the 6 in 6.This is a HUGE benefit when getting comfortable flying approaches and in instrument conditions. While the FAA limits the number of hours you can LOG, they do not limit the number of hours you can practice while using the BATD. Additionally, instrument students have the ability to gain proficiency by supplementing what they learn in the real aircraft and with an instructor, by being able to practice the same approaches, holds, intercepts, over and over, from the comfort of their home. This alone can save the pilot a significant amount of money as opposed to renting an aircraft. It should be noted that the FAA allows any approved simulator time to be logged but only the 2.5 hours outlined above can be used towards a PPL.īenefits For Instrument Rating Candidatesįor pilots pursuing an Instrument Rating, using an FAA certified BATD allows you to log up to 10 hours of flight time (with instructor sign off) towards your Instrument Rating. Student pilots are allowed to use and log up to 2.5 hours of flight time towards the requirements for a Private Pilot License (PPL) (with instructor present).When adding certified status to a simulator the following additional benefits can be realized by student pilots: Don’t pay to learn this in an airplane, this can be easily done in a simulator.Fly for proficiency - practice maneuvers and approaches over and over until they become second nature.Practice failures - learn what to expect and practice response to things like engine failures, electrical failures, instrument failures.Having trouble learning how to create and follow a GPS flight plan? This can be easily learned in a simulator.Basic navigation techniques - how to dead recon navigate and how to use the avionics in the plane to navigate.Basic flight concepts - how to maintain level flight, banks, climbs, and descents.Aircraft familiarization - learn the aircraft, where the controls are, how things function, and how to use the avionics.Instinctively knowing where to reach and the feel of the knob or button you want to use makes a real difference in high workload scenarios. Repetition helps us form procedural memory, which allows repeated movements to become second nature to us and ultimately help in stressful situations. By supplementing flight in real aircraft, with reinforcing practice in a simulator (including the ability to connect with and practice with live ATC controllers) students can substantially reduce the number of hours required in an actual airplane, which lowers the cost of the initial flight training. Learning to fly an airplane requires the ability to process a great deal of information as well as put it into action. The more tangible benefit to student pilots is the ability to use the BATD to learn the aircraft, avionics, and the basics of flying an aircraft, all from the comfort of your home. Benefits For a Student Pilot (or pilots)įor student pilots, using an FAA certified BATD allows you to log up to 2.5 hours of flight time (with instructor sign off) in the sim, towards your PPL. In the presence of a CFI, you can also use the simulator to contribute to certain requirements of a private pilot certificate. If you have an Instrument Rating you can use an FAA Certified BATD to maintain instrument currency. Having a BATD allows you to log flight time on your approved simulator in your logbook. RealSimGear has recently received Basic Aviation Training Device approval for two systems one being a Cirrus SR22/20 and the other being a Cessna/Piper single-engine type. What is a Certified Home Flight Simulator?
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