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Wamou commented on Boeing Fought Lion Air on Proposed Max Simulator Training Requirement aviationweek.com/air-tran... · Posted by u/berkut

HorkHunter · 6 years ago

Out of curiosity, where can an average joe like me find and "fly" one of these?

Wamou · 6 years ago

Some private companies offer short discovery sessions for enthusiasts, but the few I know of do cost around 150-250 euros for an hour. This particular one was within Airbus facilities, so definitely not something accessible to the general public.

Wamou commented on Boeing Fought Lion Air on Proposed Max Simulator Training Requirement aviationweek.com/air-tran... · Posted by u/berkut

jakobegger · 6 years ago

Can someone explain how Airplane Simulators for pilots work?

Do simulators have the same hardware as real planes, or do they have a software model of the airplane?

If you simulated a broken AoA sensor, would the simulated plane behave similar to the real plane? Would the MCAS system have the same bugs in the simulator as in the one in the real aircraft?

Can you try new scenarios in a simulator, or can you just try scenarios that the simulator was designed to run?

Wamou · 6 years ago

It varies wildly on the simulator. Boeing or Airbus are completly able to rehost their software on a simulator mostly made from real OEM parts. From that, it's simply a matter of designing new scenarios from what you're feeding the various sensors.

On the other hand, if you're simply looking for some training hours on some specific basic scenario and/or aircraft, the simulators can be a lot rougher and still be certified. I "flew" on an airliner manufacturer designed simulator, and everything from the instrument panel to the hydraulics simulating the small impact when rolling between plates on a concrete runway felt pretty damn real.

For more basic stuff, even X-Plane exists in an FAA-approved version.

Wamou commented on France to Raise Pollution Tax on SUVs and Trucks to €22k bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/hhs

growlist · 6 years ago

Call me cynical but - I'm guessing it's a lot easier to punish market sectors in which your own manufacturers are weak.

Wamou · 6 years ago

On the other hand, for the sporty versions of some midrange popular cars (Renault Mégane RS, Peugeot 308 GTi...) the pollution tax will amount to almost 50% of the MSRP. I guess car enthusiasts on a budget will be more inclined to buy lighter cars, a segment where French manufacturers are basically non-existent (even if a Twin'Cup is really fun to drive).