Originally Posted by
DOUBLE BOGEY
Training needs addressing. People who crash in the simulator..............what are they capable of in the real Helicopter!
The handling qualities, control feel and visuals on the simulators I was exposed to left a lot to be desired. Some of them should not have been certified.
I have circa 20,000 hours under my belt and used to regularly crash the simulator trying to demonstrate my competence landing or taking off from an offshore helideck. I never crashed and burned in my 20,000 hours and estimated 30,000 take off and landings in real aircraft.
When the simulator started doing its own thing and not doing what it should do, I used to take my hands off the controls, cross my arms and announce "Brace Brace Brace", much to the irritation of the instructor.