Introduction A few years ago while at a customer’s site one of our partners was asked to “take a look” at an EASA qualified A320 FTD; the...

In this blog, we look at the idea of a center without a maintenance team and under what conditions this could work.

A FSR is a valuable asset to the end-user to assist in their maintenance regime and reinforcement learning and provide a link to the TDM.

We take a walk through the sources of material available for assistance to select, qualify and operate FSTDs produced by the industry.

Go to any training centre and they will show you a number of impressive graphs proving how wonderful their FSTDS are operating.

Over the past months we have published blogs that have predominantly taken the FSTD operator’s perspective. There are two sides to a story

Introduction 2020 is behind us but the pandemic and its problems continue to haunt us in 2021. The industry still seems to be predicting...

Introduction Buying yourself a new car is always exciting. You look forward to driving it and usually have considerable peace of mind...

We're on the verge of the most significant change ever in the way we evaluate and regulate the use of FSTDs in training.

2020 has turned out to be an “annus horribilis” for the whole civil aviation sector. We take a little bit of a look back on the year.

After many industry presentations and papers most of us in the FSTD industry are aware of ICAO doc 9625. But do we really understand it?

In recent years there has been a trend for TDMs to transition from device loads to providing product loads. We look at the implications.

Earlier we took an overview of accepting your FSTD, this week we take a more detailed look at Factory Acceptance.

What happens to long term support of your FSTD when the TDM goes out of business? There are 3 big concerns that you will need to consider.

Obsolescence has been an issue for some time, as typically FSTDs have a service life of beyond 20 years.

Smaller airlines have been outsourcing their FSTD training. Conventional wisdom was that the cost of a single FFS centre didn't make sense.

When operating FSTDs, it will be necessary to have an on-site maintenance team. This article introduces you to what needs to be done.

Accepting any FSTD is a major undertaking in the programme and it can seem like a daunting task, especially if you have not done it before.

For 30 years, the FFS has dominated civil aviation training and FTDs have failed to seriously challenge this. Is that about to change?

Key to any new Flight Training venture is the facility where the Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs) will be installed.