To give you an idea of how real the Level D flight simulator is, watch the following clip where I have asked the airline transport pilot crew to hand fly the twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter without benefit of an autopilot as its being radar vectored (by me acting as air traffic control) to an instrument landing system (ILS) approach. When performing an ILS the pilot must follow two needles on his instruments to make a successful approach to landing. One needle is called the glide slope that typically takes them on a 3-degree downward slope to the touchdown portion of the runway and another needle called the localizer that shows the pilot where the centerline of the runway is. If the pilot can keep the two needles centered they will be guided down to a successful landing on glideslope and on centerline with the runway. Here I have set the ceiling at 900 so if you look at the altimeter just to the right of the artificial horizon and over the flying pilots left shoulder and watch as it passes through 900 you will be able to see them break out of the clouds and the lit runway in the distance. Also look for the rabbit as its called, the lead in strobe lights to the runway. I make this explanation detailed for the non-aviation types who may view this. By the way if anyone is wondering, this simulator costs a cool $16 million dollars to build.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:02:45 +0000
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