Flight simulators are used to train new pilots because.?

Question

a.
It would be dangerous to begin teaching people to fly airplanes with no experience with how they work.
b.
It is very expensive to fly an airplane, so some training is done with simulators
c.
Flight simulators can exactly mimic the experience of flight.
d.
a and b
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Answer 1

None of the above.



It is cheaper than flying a real aircraft AND you can set-up dangerous flight conditions without risking the life of the student, the instructor or the cost of a crashed aircraft.



Famous Example: What should a pilot do if all of the pitot tubes ice over?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447



Airbus A330-203 instructors in flight simulators faced with the same instrument readings successfully diagnosed the problem and correctly adjusted power and trim to prevent a crash. It would have been too dangerous to find that out in a real aircraft in flight.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The really good simulators, especially full motion ones are expensive. Most people who just fly for fun never get to fly a simulator they only fly real planes with an instructor until they get proficient enough to fly it on their own.



Once you have a simulator I would think it is much cheaper to use than a real plane but I don't know of any regular flight schools that have one. They use simulators a lot to recreate what happened in a plane crash to see if the crash could have been avoided.

Answer 4

Answers A+B both are correct.

Actual flying is expensive and dangerous for a new trainee.

Answer 5

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