Stimulator
Here is where it all takes place. This is a level D simulator. The software used makes things pretty real. When I look out the windows, I can see that the aircraft is parked at gate 23 in Montreal. It is as good as the actual airplane would be to train on. I did all of my training in this Sim and my first actual flight with passengers was my first time flying the actual airplane. Pretty scary, isn't it?
The view looking out the left side of the cockpit is more of Montreals' airport.
When we get out of our seats and look in, it looks identical to flight deck of the airplane.
As we step further back we can see the simulator instructors seat. He has two touch screen displays that he can manipulate the simulator with. He can place us at any spot in any airport, that is in the simulator database, in a matter of seconds. Any fault or emergency can be set and reset and any type of weather can be activated. The instructor also plays the roles of Flight Attendant and Air Traffic Controller. Our route is also plotted out on one of his screens so he can choose how and where to send us in order to follow the training syllabus.
Last time, my training was done during a flight from Montreal to Ottawa with a system failure en route requiring an emergency return to Montreal. Next week, I do a flight from Victoria to Vancouver, but we are unable to land, so we head to our alternate airport which is Kelowna. There we end up with a gear malfunction and have to sort out that emergency while the plane ends up very low on fuel. Sounds like fun, no?.
Another computer generated view of Montreals' Gate 23 from the simulator cockpit.
It's pretty incredible how realistic it all is.
The view looking out the left side of the cockpit is more of Montreals' airport.
When we get out of our seats and look in, it looks identical to flight deck of the airplane.
As we step further back we can see the simulator instructors seat. He has two touch screen displays that he can manipulate the simulator with. He can place us at any spot in any airport, that is in the simulator database, in a matter of seconds. Any fault or emergency can be set and reset and any type of weather can be activated. The instructor also plays the roles of Flight Attendant and Air Traffic Controller. Our route is also plotted out on one of his screens so he can choose how and where to send us in order to follow the training syllabus.
Last time, my training was done during a flight from Montreal to Ottawa with a system failure en route requiring an emergency return to Montreal. Next week, I do a flight from Victoria to Vancouver, but we are unable to land, so we head to our alternate airport which is Kelowna. There we end up with a gear malfunction and have to sort out that emergency while the plane ends up very low on fuel. Sounds like fun, no?.
Another computer generated view of Montreals' Gate 23 from the simulator cockpit.
It's pretty incredible how realistic it all is.
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