EASA’s 2026 regulation makes information security management mandatory for aviation training organizations. Are you prepared?

Cloud-based FSTDs promise smarter training, but can we tackle internet risks, security threats, and control challenges?

SATCE: Revolutionizing flight simulation with AI-driven air traffic control training, enhancing pilot workload management and safety.

We were really pleased this year to learn that, after a break of a few years due to COVID, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Flight...

Exploring the history and importance of VDRs in flight simulator qualification, from their beginnings to their crucial role today and future

The blog discusses challenges with Arinc report 446 guidance on flight simulator documentation, advising to specify required docs in RFPs.

We caught up with one of the architects of Sim Part to learn what this was all about, what it was aimed at and why it was being done.

Keeping flight simulators current requires regular updates. Our blog explores the challenges & processes to manage these effectively.

Blog examines changes to FSTD recurrent evaluation process - shifting focus from device testing to auditing operator compliance capabilities

This blog explores FSTD qualification vs. certification debate, highlighting industry implications and complexities.

We often talk to people looking at starting up training centres and have helped some of these with the first step: to write a business case.

At the recent FSEMC the one workshop looked at the issues surrounding “Simulator Technician Recruiting, Trainiing and Certificatification".

Let's consider why the OEMs bother to support the simulation industry. As always, it boils down to enlightened self-interest.

Sim Ops readies for fall conferences. Addressing cost concerns, we explore event benefits as customers seek justification for attendance.

Introduction Between us at Sim Ops, we have heard this statement stated regularly over the years. Having had a conversation predicated on...

We recently assisted a customer having problems getting their FFS motion system to engage. We now look at what can go wrong with those.

With the increasing emphasis by authorities on operators policing themselves, we look at the concept of compliance.

The majority of FFS use stretched mylar mirrors. So we thought we should look at the systems, not just the mirrors, in more detail.

Introduction Part one of this Blog looked at the parts that make up the physical flight deck of a Flight Simulation Training Device...

In 2020 we took a look at accepting your FSTD at the TDM facility. We thought it was now time to complete the process with the OSA.