TE Flight Day 1  

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TE Sim L 1/1


Twin Engine Simulator or TE Sim in short.

First, checklist! Pre-flight check is a must. Obviously there is no external checks. So we started from internal checks.

Kinda slow in the checks cuz I needed some time to familiar myself with the hell alot of buttons, knobs and switches inside.

Next, the FMS setup. *Click Click Click* *Twist Twist Twist*

Needless to say, I was slow in that too. The instructor guided me step by step while explaining to me where is where and what is what. ;p

Fyi, the image projected in front covers the peripheral vision. It's not like playing videogame on TV because what we see only a small part at the center of vision.

We have 'other static' objects around the TV (and those fall within our vision) to tell our eyes that only the objects in the screen are moving (not you!).

So in simulator, our eyes are telling us one thing but the body feels another. At one point, I needed to perform a medium turn to the right.

Control stick and right rudder were applied simultaneously (Method: Bank, Balance, Back pressure).

I saw the screen outside and knew that I was climbing but my body registered zero G force. And hence resulted in disorientation. Haha.

Well I accidentally found out 2 ways to counter it though. One: Look at the instruments ONLY.

Two: Hmmm, a trick, I'd say. But to all the cadets who are going to fly sim one day, you will find out this method yourself. ;p












source: flickr.com, galvinflying.com

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