Fly a Falcon; Pick a FlightSafety Simulator

Following certification of FlightSafety International Falcon 900EX and 2000 simulators at its Dallas/Ft. Worth training center, FlightSafety International is on track to have simulators for the full line of Falcon aircraft-10, 20, 50, 900EX and 2000-operating by first quarter 2001.

The Falcon 2000 simulator at DFW is FlightSafety's third for that type, and the 900EX is the second. Both will be certificated to Level D standard, and are equipped with the company's VITAL ChromaView visual systems.

The DFW center joins the company's Paris/Le Bourget, Houston and Teterboro facilities in offering training for the full range of Falcon Jet models. Eventually, the DFW 110,000-square-foot center will be one of FlightSafety's largest, with a capacity of 16 simulators for both business and regional aircraft.

One of the other aircraft types available for training there will be the Galaxy business jet. FlightSafety's Level D Galaxy simulator is expected to be certificated soon.

In other news here in New Orleans, FSI will be demonstrating FlightViz-a computer-assisted debriefing system. It generates a comprehensive record of all flightdeck activities during a simulator session by capturing flight data and exporting the information through a software program that replays the training session in 3D graphics. During debriefing, the computer-generated record is synchronized with cockpit video of the training session, and supplemented by views of cockpit instrumentation and the aircraft's flightpath, which may be displayed on-screen simultaneously.

The set-up allows FlightSafety instructors to digitally bookmark important events during a simulator-based training session and return to those events instantly for review in the debriefing room. The features lets instructors and pilots repeatedly revisit the exact moment a critical decision was made.

In addition to cockpit and instrument views, the software displays an exterior view of the aircraft as it responds to pilot input. Aircraft attitude is reproduced in detail, and pilots can observe the aircraft pitch, yaw and roll in response to flight control adjustments, flap deployment and landing gear movements.

Now in demonstration and evaluation phase, the computerized debriefing system is in operation at FlightSafety's Citation Learning Center in Wichita.

Other new FSI developments are as follows:

• The company will offer ground handling and service training courses for operators of the Gulfstream IV and V at the Savannah Learning Center. The five-day, model-specific courses offer entry level maintenance and FBO personnel instruction on proper and servicing and safe ground handling of Gulfstream aircraft through classroom and hands-on experience on actual equipment.
• As part of a recent training agreement with Fairchild Dornier, FSI will build and operate a Level D simulator for the Envoy 7 business jet. The simulator will be joined by a Level 6 flight training device and an egress trainer for cabin safety training.
• A Level D full-flight simulator for Raytheon's Premier 1 business jet is being installed at FSI's Raytheon Learning Center in Wichita. Certification is expected by the end of the year.