The advantages of including flight simulation in MMA’s high school pilot training program include: Here is a Youtube video that provides details on the inter-workings of FMX simulator:Īnd here is another video that demonstrates the simulator in use: If you are interested in buying an FMX for yourself the base price is $59,800 (2014). The FMX has been designed so that it can fit through standard door ways and has been setup in one of MMA’s classrooms. The FAA has certified the FMX as an Advanced Aviation Training Device which means that instrument hours can be earned using the simulator.
The software used to power the simulation is Microsoft’s ESP which is used in military and commercial simulators. The knobs, switches and other controls are real aircraft hardware. The two LCD instrument panels are configurable to match thirty different aircraft. MMA’s Redbird FMX flight simulatorĮach of the six LCD monitors has their own high end graphics card. Wrap-around displays in the simulator provide more than 200 degrees of view angle. The electric full-motion platform means that it can pitch, roll and yaw to provide the student pilot a realistic sense of motion.
The FMX flight simulator features a fully enclosed two-person cockpit. Redbird is also supplying RedHawk training aircraft and Redbird FMX and TD2 flight simulators. MMA has teamed with Redbird Flight Simulations to provide a custom flight training curriculum. Part of the pilot training program at the Marine Military Academy includes flight simulation. An inside look at the displays of the FMX flight simulator
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