Originally Posted by
Linktrained
Someone may know just how accurately Simulators reproduce an A330 's performance at cruising level. How easy is it to hand fly when some of your instruments failed, even before you have started ? Is the Simulator stable in rough air, or do you have to struggle to keep the wings level ? How often is this practiced ?
That question has been asked before (I've asked it) and so far I've not seen a clear answer. The consensus (from NASA reports etc.) seems to be that even FFS systems just extrapolate from the limits of the flight envelope. To what extent those extrapolations are 'real' is still an open question.
This kind of training was usual using a Link Trainer, fifty or more years ago, even in rather minor airlines.
Let's be honest.... A Link Trainer (and yes, I've "flown" one) did not yet really attempt to fully simulate the flight characteristics of a specific aircraft type, neither would it have been capable of doing so.