U.S. Navy pilots are wannabees?

[crowbar]

According to the post on MS Flightsim a few days ago.

The Navy has been using MS Flightsim as part of their pilot training for a few years now.
https://wwwcfs.cnet.navy.mil/microsimptt/

 

[46Driver]

Yep. They are quite a few of them here at NAS Whiting Field.

 

[crowbar]

46Driver,

Is MS Flightsimulator a mandatory part of Navy pilot training or is it optional?

 

[crowbar]

bmp

 

[ShawnC]

Not sure of the details, but I remember this, some student made a T-34 panel and it really helped with his instrument proficiency, and thus the Navy did a study, and implemented it as a training aid.

It was a couple of years ago, that is all that I remember from the story.

 

[46Driver]

You are correct. A student a few years ago took the initiative and created this system. Kudos to the Navy for acting on it - in the Marines you can be shot for that....

I'm pretty sure it is optional only. We do have full motion sims that the students train in but the Microsoft stuff is good for extra work learning the basics of instrument flying.

 

[srjorion]

Optional

I work with one of the guys who has been working on the project lately and can say that student's use of the program is optional. I believe they are getting ready to take a group of students and send them through a small syllabus that incorporates the Microsim stuff to see how effective it is.

We have quite a few of the trainers at NAS Pensacola that are open for students to use. I can honestly say that the students who do use it regularly do better in the aircraft. They guys working on improving it have gone so far as to program in the visual scenery for our area that allows students to practice the Visual Navigation procedures and it is very realistic. Students can fly the routes a few times before they fly.

SRJ

 

[FADEC]

Not sure of the details, but I remember this, some student made a T-34 panel and it really helped with his instrument proficiency, and thus the Navy did a study, and implemented it as a training aid.

It was a couple of years ago, that is all that I remember from the story.

s