The Outlook for Flight Simulators: The current status and standard of the flight simulator in airline crew training

THE status of the flight simulator for aircrew training has increased considerably the world over during the last five years to the extent that most major airlines now possess any number of simulators between one and twenty or so depending on the variety of aircraft types used and fleet size. Today even second and third level operators are looking to the flight simulator, not only as a means of reducing costs but also to increase standards of safety.