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Subject: RE: Sumulation
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Bill,
I am currently building a Lancair 360 that I purchase two year ago at th=
e same time after reading all the manuals twice I designed a Lancair 360=
 to fly in X-plane.  I have been involve with simulators since 1989 and =
have found them to be very beneficial if used properly.  My version of t=
he 360 for x-plane is currently undergoing some graphic enhancements to =
improve the visual accuracy, however, I believe the aerodynamics are ver=
y close.  I work with a couple of individuals that have the programing e=
xpertise to build PC based simulators that are extremely accurate.  At C=
lassic Jet Sims (www.classicjetsims.com), I was originally involved as t=
he Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS)aircraft design engineer.  I quickly=
 realized that X-plane was superior in my opinion for aircraft design be=
cause it works on the principle of what I call an "electronic wind tunne=
l",  MSFS uses complex "look up" tables.  Our original design goal was t=
o create a cost effect simulator for jet warbird training, at first the =
T-33 since I flew that aircraft and had easy access to test data.  At fi=
rst there was a steep learning curve as we learn to use plug-in code to =
make the aircraft fly as the real aircraft flies.  Something that I have=
 found to be lacking in home based sims for a long time.  We then create=
d a real time virtual formation simulator for training to reduce our cos=
ts because in jet warbirds we were burning 200-350 gal/hour.  We have fo=
und that with a correctly designed simulator with accurate flight dynami=
cs, proper modeling of systems, we have been able to improve our level o=
f training at a fraction of the cost.  A huge asset to us was the fact t=
hat no T-33 had the same instrument and sub panel layouts.  We were able=
 to design cockpit specific models to improve situational awareness, as =
well as manipulate weight and balance data between aircraft.  We even mo=
del CG changes with fuel burn and loads. We also incorporated an integra=
ted instructor station that allows our instructors to function from arou=
nd the country via the Internet or physically linked computers.  We are =
accurate to less than 1% of actual flight test data in the T-33 sim.
We have been very busy finishing up a F-18 project as well as the finish=
ing touches on the L-39.  I talked to Greg Hofer yesterday about finishi=
ng the graphic enhancement on the Lancair so that we can have a few beta=
 testers to check on the flight dynamics since I do not have very much t=
est data.  You can look around on our web page to see the work that has =
taken place so far for jet warbirds.

A word of caution, simulator based training needs to be well planned to =
avoid negative transfer of learning.  I can comment more on that at a la=
ter time if people are interested.  When simulators are used to model sy=
stem emergency, especially ones that would be unsafe to practice in the =
real aircraft, they can be very beneficial.  An example in the T-33 woul=
d be an avionics door not being latched on preflight that comes open in =
flight.  A similar one in the lancair may be a canopy not being latched.=
  I am sure from reading the LML that many of you have experiences that =
can be recreated in the sim for all to practice and learn from.  A simul=
ator is very effective when used to improve situational awareness, for e=
xample, accurate terrain models that allow a pilot to practice instrumen=
t approaches and upon break out the pilot can recognize terrain feature =
for orientation, or in the case of formation the dynamics of multiple ai=
rcraft.  I will up load some of the Lancair 360 info to the web page in =
a day or two for review.  It will fun to finish this project up for more=
 then myself.  When fuel was cheap nobody wanted to be in the sim!  Now =
in the military, everybody is spending a lot of time in the sim!

Regards

John Kezele =


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