Spooky 2 Maybe you don't understand either as sims are not certified. They are uniquely qualified as an individual device. (Don't let the door hit you on the way out either ...Also just kidding
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Got you ZFT. I understand perfectly well that the airplane has to be certified before the sim in
this case. FWIW though there are cases where the sim is certified for training prior to the airplane having even flown. The 787 is but one example. Maybe you are not thinking along the lines of the FAA, but perhaps some other regulatory body? Or, mybe we just use different words to describe the same regulatory process?