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Appendix F: Validation of Aircraft Flight Simulators
Pages 131-134

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... Validation of an aircraft flight training simulator's fidelity to represent an aircraft's performance and handling historically has been the task of the chief pilot for an airframe manufacturer, a pilot selected by the Federal Aviation Administration BAA) , or a military officer assigned the role of project pilot for the Department of Defense.
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From page 132...
... Additionally, their use results in safer flight training and cost reductions for the operators, while achieving fuel conservation, a decrease in noise and otherwise helping maintain environmental quality. The FAA has traditionally recognized the value of training devices and has awarded credit for their use in the completion of specific training and checking events in both general aviation and air carrier flight training programs and In pilot certification activities.
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From page 133...
... Crewmember station checks, instructor station functions checks, and certain additional requirements depending on the complexity of the device (i.e., touch activated, cathode ray tube instructor controls; automatic lesson plan operation; selected mode of operation for "fly-by-wire" airplanes; etc.) must be thoroughly assessed.
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From page 134...
... This can be done by driving the aero simulation with the actual control surface deflections recorded in the flight test program and then examining Be dynamic response of the simulator compared to the aircraft. The same procedure can be followed for engine validation.
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