Study helps expand flight simulator use

Frazer-Nash carried out a detailed independent study of how simulators are currently regulated in the military and what the options might be for safely extending their use.

Frazer-Nash has completed a study for the MoD on the regulation and operation of military flight simulators used to train pilots.

The MoD is keen to increase the safe use of flight simulators for pilot training, both to reduce the degree of environmental impact of live flying and to allow live flying hours to be reserved for higher value tasks such as mission training.

Frazer-Nash's work for the DGSandE (Director General Safety and Engineering) Air Systems Group involved undertaking a detailed independent study of how simulators are currently regulated in the military and what the options might be for safely extending their use.

As part of the assessment Frazer-Nash also investigated the use and regulation of flight simulators within the civil air sector, where a higher percentage of simulator training is undertaken, in order to recommend to the MoD how civilian practice could be used in the military arena.

Frazer-Nash has made recommendations to the MoD on how a tighter regulatory structure could safely control the procurement and operation of new simulators used in the future.

Martin Soltau, Business Manager for Frazer-Nash's Air Defence team, said "Using our expertise in military and civil airworthiness, certification and aviation safety, we are helping the MoD to develop safety policy and regulation, enabling a safe extension to the range and percentage of flight training tasks that are undertaken using flight simulators".

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