The Role of Flight Simulators in Pilot Training

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 137 - 145, 26.02.2025

Tamer Savaş , Uğur Özdemir , Yunus Emre Esen

https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1588557

Abstract

Aviation is one of the most advanced and multifaceted industries in the world. One of the most critical aspects of aviation, which cannot be overlooked, is flight safety. Pilot training is a specialized form of education that is a crucial component of the aviation industry. The training process serves as a fundamental interface between pilots and the potential environments they will encounter in real flight operations. At present, a significant portion of pilot training is performed in flight simulators, which replicate real flight environments, making pilot training both cost-effective and safe. For example, a full flight simulator can provide accurate force feedback through its system for the flight control inputs of the pilot. Equipped with diverse systems to simulate various flight parameters (e.g. altitude, acceleration, speed, etc.), a flight simulator can generate a large amount of data on flight and pilot activity during training. With the continuous development of software and hardware technologies, flight simulators are becoming increasingly sophisticated, offering training across a broad range of tasks. Therefore, finding ways to enhance the efficiency and quality of simulator-based training is crucial. This study conducted a comparative analysis of the utilization of flight simulators both globally and within our country. The review of studies stresses the critical significance of pilot training in the aviation industry and the advantages that flight simulators bring to the training process. Furthermore, the need for objective evaluation of pilot performance is identified as a key issue that warrants global research attention.

Keywords

Flight Simulator, Aviation, Flight Safety, Pilot Training

Project Number

3230233

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