Flight simulators play a major role in the training of pilots from PPL through to their ATPL licences and for further upgrades and certification to their existing qualifications. Full flight simulators provide the real deal in terms of accurately portraying an aeroplane’s flight characteristics as though you were in the cockpit of the real thing.
Simaero is a global simulator training company with headquarters in Paris and operations in China, India and South Africa, with a planned facility in Saudi Arabia, and Smoke On…Go! spoke to Keith Roseveare, GM and Head of Training at Simaero Training Centre, Johannesburg.