"TEACHES THE STUDENT TAXI-ING, VISUAL TAKE-OFFS, LANDINGS, MISSED APPROACHES, LOW-LEVEL MANEUVERS AROUND THE AIRPORT, AND THE CRITICAL TRANSITION BETWEEN INSTRUMENT AND VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS. USES A HOIST MOUNTED CAMERA ON BEDRAILS IN CONJUNCTION W/3-DIMENSIONAL SCALE MODEL OF TYPICAL AF BASE AND SURROUNDING TERRAIN TO SIMULATE ACFT POSITION. SIMULATED VIEW IS OUT-THE-FRONT WINDOW ONLY-NO SIDE VIEW. COCKPIT DISPLAYS PROVIDED FOR STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR IN EACH OF 8 STATIONS - 4 FOR THE T37 COMPLEX AND 4 FOR THE T38 COMPLEX; 2 SEPARATE TERRAIN MODELS ARE PROVIDED PER COMPLEX. DISPLAYED SCENE CAN BE VARIED TO SIMULATE DAY, DUSK, NIGHT AND POOR VISIBILITY CONDITIONS"
FTLD
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
PROVIDES UNDERGRADUATE PILOT TRAINING IN INSTRUMENT-RELATED VISUAL MANEUVERING