PeteSpencer wrote:GrahamB wrote:PeteSpencer wrote:My problem was finding a Sim that could easily be configured as an SEP.
There's an interesting article in the latest 'Instrument Pilot' about the value of sims for PPL SEP IR training. Non-PPLIR Europe members will have to wait three months before it's publicly accessible though.
Yep: Read that: Pretty damning IMHO.
We are a way off the original topic, but while we are here...
I just finished a PPL IR and found the sim (my own set up) immensely helpful. However I put a great deal of effort into replicating the actual aircraft setup in the sim, right down to (virtual) panel layout, individual instruments, and faithful reproduction of aircraft behaviour, power and trim settings, together with a top quality yoke. That made all the difference. As Jim says in his article:
“I remain of the opinion that simulation does not have much role to play in initial PPL IR training unless they have access to a dedicated type specific matched simulator and aircraft.”
I agree with that and it’s highly unlikely that flying schools will want to spend time dealing with all the variations, but if you can do that yourself at home for the aircraft set up you will fly, I highly recommend it.