RMM-Guam
Filing Flight Plan
REQUEST:
I am looking for a CFI or experienced Stick and Rudder Pilot who would be willing to do Remote Training via Skype Screen Share or the JoinFS network. My previous remote training CFI is overbooked at present and cannot continue our training. The instruction was going very well due in part to the high quality of my simulator set up. This is a service already offered commercially but my previous CFI is now too busy.
PLEASE NOTE -- Even the CFI certification is optional as the hours of training in this simulator cannot be logged toward certification. So all that is needed is a love of teaching and the stick and rudder skills to match.
This is also a perfect task for a retired pilot who loves to teach.
I am a student pilot and hoping to complete my PPL after a long lapse in instruction. Given the current and serious shortage of trained pilots, you are surely well aware of the increased interest in and also competition amongst manufacturers of FAA approved FTD simulators. Frasca's basic unit starts at $58,000. Definitely not for the average individual. But promoting simulator based training should be encouraged given it's proven potential to reduce training hours and cost.
SEE THE PHOTO ATTACHED...
At only ~ $3,500, my home desktop simulator accurately matches real world flight, taking the simulator experience beyond just procedural training into precision flight maneuver skills.
My sim is a 60″ 4k TV that presents the instrument panel in life size. A new YOKO yoke, MFG Rudder pedals, Saitek Throttle Quadrant, and Saitek Trim Wheel. I also use TrackIR5 for more visual immersion. The yoke is the YOKO yoke from Virtual Fly in Spain -- designed for real world drone operations of an 8,000 lb UAV. At $1,100, while expensive, this yoke makes all the difference. The little "drone" in the upper part of the monitor is a TRACKIR5 head tracking unit. Allows the pilot to pan in full 3D space to look in all directions matching actual head movement. Makes for realistic immersion in the sim. Allows for fully functional practice of ground reference maneuvers. The rudders are from MFG in Croatia. Also shown is the throttle and trim wheel from Saitek.
CLARIFICATION:
Twice in making this request, I get a response like this:
"I am not even aware that the FAA allows that sort of thing." or "Investigation would be required, but I believe our "Transportation Security Administration" would have to approve this training." The first came from an AOPA Technical Specialist and the second from a well known flight school.
They both missed this statement..."....as the hours of training in this simulator cannot be logged toward certification."
This is training, not formal instruction, that I well understand cannot be credited toward my check ride. But -- I already know that my simulator provides for a level of realism that can be transferred easily into the real world aircraft.
Already Remote Training is gaining popularity. I have an AOPA article from Rod Machado that I will try to link separately.
Thanks and best regards.
RMM
PGUM = +10 UTC
I am looking for a CFI or experienced Stick and Rudder Pilot who would be willing to do Remote Training via Skype Screen Share or the JoinFS network. My previous remote training CFI is overbooked at present and cannot continue our training. The instruction was going very well due in part to the high quality of my simulator set up. This is a service already offered commercially but my previous CFI is now too busy.
PLEASE NOTE -- Even the CFI certification is optional as the hours of training in this simulator cannot be logged toward certification. So all that is needed is a love of teaching and the stick and rudder skills to match.
This is also a perfect task for a retired pilot who loves to teach.
I am a student pilot and hoping to complete my PPL after a long lapse in instruction. Given the current and serious shortage of trained pilots, you are surely well aware of the increased interest in and also competition amongst manufacturers of FAA approved FTD simulators. Frasca's basic unit starts at $58,000. Definitely not for the average individual. But promoting simulator based training should be encouraged given it's proven potential to reduce training hours and cost.
SEE THE PHOTO ATTACHED...
At only ~ $3,500, my home desktop simulator accurately matches real world flight, taking the simulator experience beyond just procedural training into precision flight maneuver skills.
My sim is a 60″ 4k TV that presents the instrument panel in life size. A new YOKO yoke, MFG Rudder pedals, Saitek Throttle Quadrant, and Saitek Trim Wheel. I also use TrackIR5 for more visual immersion. The yoke is the YOKO yoke from Virtual Fly in Spain -- designed for real world drone operations of an 8,000 lb UAV. At $1,100, while expensive, this yoke makes all the difference. The little "drone" in the upper part of the monitor is a TRACKIR5 head tracking unit. Allows the pilot to pan in full 3D space to look in all directions matching actual head movement. Makes for realistic immersion in the sim. Allows for fully functional practice of ground reference maneuvers. The rudders are from MFG in Croatia. Also shown is the throttle and trim wheel from Saitek.
CLARIFICATION:
Twice in making this request, I get a response like this:
"I am not even aware that the FAA allows that sort of thing." or "Investigation would be required, but I believe our "Transportation Security Administration" would have to approve this training." The first came from an AOPA Technical Specialist and the second from a well known flight school.
They both missed this statement..."....as the hours of training in this simulator cannot be logged toward certification."
This is training, not formal instruction, that I well understand cannot be credited toward my check ride. But -- I already know that my simulator provides for a level of realism that can be transferred easily into the real world aircraft.
Already Remote Training is gaining popularity. I have an AOPA article from Rod Machado that I will try to link separately.
Thanks and best regards.
RMM
PGUM = +10 UTC