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Old 3rd Aug 2012, 12:42
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Basil
 
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Do the flight simulators have reduced pressure in them?
No, they don't.
The reason, I would guess: great additional cost for little increase in realism.
Most, but not all, simulator work is carried out close to airport level.
If simulating high level cruise or a high level airport at, say, 8000ft, the alteration in aircraft handling characteristics will be reproduced but not the physiological effect of the reduction in pp of O2.
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