FFS Quality Simulation

Aerosim utilizes proven FFS modeling techniques based on OEM data packages for real-time simulation. Options for simulation or rehost give you the most complete range of solutions available.

Instructor Control

Aerosim’s powerful touch screen Instructor Operating Station (IOS) allows easy access to simulation settings and instructor control features including:

• Aircraft slew and reposition
• Lesson plans
• Integrated moving map display
• Unlimited Snapshots
• Environmental parameters
• Visual conditions
• Simulation freezes
• Malfunctions (programmed or live)
               

Training for All Phases of flight

• Interior Preflight
• Pushback
• Before Start
  
• Engine Start
  
• Before Taxi
  
• Before Takeoff
  
• Takeoff
  
• Climb & Cruise
  
• Descent
  
• Approach
  
• Preparation
  
• Landing ILS or Non-Precision
  
• Go Around & Missed Approach
  
• Landing Roll and After Landing
  
• Shutdown
  
• Secure

Strategic Application

• Incorporation of the VPT into simulator briefing sessions to rehearse key maneuvers
  
• Increasing the amount of VPT time in order to decrease simulator time (simulator only used for training motion-based maneuvers and validating maneuvers required by regulation)
  
• Aircraft systems integration training
  
• Practice and learn “soft skills” such as CRM and Threat & Error Management techniques.
  
• Training “hot topics” year-round in base
  
• Practice new procedures
  
• Self-directed individual or crew training using custom lesson plans combined with the monitoring capability of the VPT software

Specialty Training

The addition of flight controls and a visual system take the Virtual Procedure Trainer to the realm of ground operations and in-flight training. Even more events that were previously practiced on the full flight simulator now can be practiced in the Virtual Procedure Trainer at a fraction of the cost. These items include:

• Low visibility taxi practice
  
• Runway incursion scenarios
  
• CAT II/III Approaches, Landings, and Missed Approach
  
• Non-precision Approaches and Landings
  
• TCAS scenarios including TA, RA, and recovery procedures
  
• Weather radar and EGPWS scenarios with visual correlation
  
• Data link communications scenarios
  
• Special airport training with visual correlation
  
• RNP Approaches
  
• Heads-up Guidance System (HGS)
  
• Flight Data Recorder Playback

Operational Perspective

The Virtual Procedure Trainer is most effective when used for familiarization, systems and procedures training prior to entering the full flight simulator. Training organizations can schedule numerous hours in a VPT for the cost of just one hour in a full flight simulator. Most instructors prefer the VPT learning environment as opposed to a simulator when it comes to teaching crew concepts, FMC skills, normal flight procedures, and system abnormals.

Unlike full flight simulator training footprints, students are able to perform tasks repetitively within a learning conducive environment; all while enjoying simulator-like fidelity.  The ability to effortlessly and accurately initiate the VPT to a predefined snapshot within seconds of selection is a powerful tool to increase repetition or condense a wide variety of training issues in a short amount of time. This eliminates wasteful set-up or repositioning time.

Payback in Just a Matter of Months

Low capital investment, unmatched flexibility and annual savings make the VPT an easy choice. Cost benefits are realized in a variety of ways.

Fixed Base Simulator (FBS) Sessions Moved From Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to the VPT

• Lower hourly cost vs. Fixed Base Simulator time
• Training of events in VPT that can be “checked” in the FFS
  
• VPT can be installed locally, eliminating travel for FBS
  
• Pilots proficient prior to traveling for FFS
  
• More efficient use of full flight simulators for flying skills
  

Lower Crew Expenses

• Pilots spend fewer days off line
• Reduce per-diem and hotel cost
  

Fewer Training Devices

• One VPT for multiple aircraft types
• Fewer full flight simulators required
  

Fixed Low Support & Maintenance Costs

• Easy access to spares – utilizes off-the-shelf components
  
• Updates require a software upgrade vs. hardware for FBS

Reduce Full Flight Simulator Bottlenecks

Why pay the full flight simulator price when you don't need motion? Why buy a full flight simulator when a low cost device will relieve capacity? When applied within a comprehensive ground training curriculum,
the VPT has allowed training managers to eliminate or reduce fixed base simulator time, and eliminate numerous full flight simulator training tasks thereby reducing full flight simulator time.

Efficiency and Standardization

The VPT is designed to support instructors by incorporating appropriate initializations (snapshot) and failure triggering (scenario-based training). The ability to develop customized lessons with Lesson Plan Editor helps ensure standardized training between instructors.

At the instructor operating station, instructors have total simulation and lesson plan control with powerful features including ground reset, freeze, simulation speed control, and snapshot. Repositions to airport, runway, navaid and previous/next waypoint are all possible. Aircraft and environment configuration (fuel loading, ground services, wind and temperature) can also be set from the IOS.

Accomplish more training in less time by having pilots complete CBT and hands on training in tandem. It is also possible to reduce time in the fixed base simulator by bringing pilots in better prepared.

Virtual Aircraft

Virtual Aircraft enables pilots and technicians to perform external component location, walk around inspection and procedure based interaction. Users are able to perform practical exercises including: operational tests (systems and
BITE), AMM & TSM tasks, MMEL maintenance procedures, and servicing.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Maintenance functions including avionics bay, black box location LRU BITE and failures can be included. Individual Line Replaceable Units (LRU’s) or the complete equipment bay can be simulated which may be used to familiarize
maintenance personnel with the avionics. The LRU’s with LCD/menu type interfaces are fully simulated with customer specified malfunctions to aid in troubleshooting techniques.

Active Schematics

Active Schematics are detailed diagrams of the aircraft
systems. They show in real-time what is happening within
the aircraft systems based on flight deck inputs. These Active
Schematics are tied directly into the simulation in progress

Aircraft currently available:

Airbus A300-600ER, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, ATR 42/72, Boeing 717, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, CRJ200, DC-9, Embraer 190

Aircraft in development:

Boeing 787