Flight Training

Sycamore Flight Simulator

Sycamore Flight Simulator- One step forward …… For some time the Link Team have been working on creating a realistic helicopter flight simulator. The eventual aim is to work this directly from the controls of the cutaway Sycamore. The initial problem however is to get the controls synchronized to the flight simulator software. Today we […]

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Update from the Flight Simulators (III)

Update from the Flight Simulators (part III) ………. The Redifon Jet Provost simulator was manufactured around 1970; this analogue computer based trainer was used for radio procedure and navigation training.  Acquired in derelict condition without electrical power supply pack and hydraulic power pack it is unlikely to “fly” again as originally designed.  The team are

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Update from the Flight Simulators (II)

Update from the Flight Simulators (part II) ……….   As mentioned in part I of the updates, with the lack of vacuum on the Link D4, the ANT-18 has been taking the brunt of the workload on the Link area.  This trainer appears to date from 1940 and is operating with problems and limitations, some

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