Simulator Video

[Shawn]

This is a rather long video demonstrating the Air Attack training simulator I've been working on. When you get a few aircraft up over a fire dropping retardant it starts to get very realistic. I really need to get some footage when we have a Tanker flying online with this Birddog, only problem is I'm usually the one flying the Tanker...

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[Crescent]

Excellent immersion. Well done!

[autocadplease]

Very nice job!
Are you building this for Conair or Air Spray?

[Shawn]

This is going to be used by the BC Forest Service. The Air Attack officer in the birddog aircraft is a BCFS employee. So were not actually training pilots, although a new birddog pilot might see some benefit from a few hours in the simulator.

[Georg Schneider]

:grin:Hey Shawn !

Very nice done !

What kind of aircraft is your sim simulating?
In first sight it looks like an Aero Commander....

What`s the name of the second song in your video?

I hope your sim helps new pilots in training and a lot of damn forrest fires
get blown out;)

Kind regards
George

[Shawn]

Thanks George, the sim is loosely based on the TC690 Turbo Commander. When I say loosely I mean we took a few measurments from the real aircraft and then tried to stay within a few inches ;) We've been using a simulator for training new AAO's for a few years now so the benefits of sim training are well know to us. Having our own is just going to allow us to benefit from it on a more consistent basis. The second song is Poker Face by Lady Gaga.

[Georg Schneider]

:D Thanks Shawn for the quick reply!

I`m currently bulding a 737NG sim and as i saw your video i`m

really thinking about building a small 2 engine prop sim just
for fun flying;)

I like your easy setup in the little shell and how you`ve done it!

I wish you and your mates all time happy flying and landings:D

Kind regards
George

[autocadplease]

Brings back memories when I use to do air patrols for the Kootenay Lake Forest District - "Patrol Seven North" in a Cessna 337.