Originally Posted by
BoilerWings
While we're on this kick of interviews/sim, for those of us who have never flown a motion sim before, do any of you experienced guys have any advice on preparing for the sim eval (other than the obvious 'know how to shoot an ILS')? Are there any techniques that make the sim more manageable to "fly"?
Don't overcontrol the thing. Remember that you are moving a lot faster so small corrections go a long way. Also, with the CRJ you really cannot feel the trim when you use it. You really have to scan to see what your trim inputs do to the aircraft. I assume they will have you shoot approaches raw data, but if they let you use the flight director, just keep the symbol in the bars and you'll be golden. For airspeed, use the trend vector. Once you see it move up or down, correct immediately so your airspeed doesn't begin to fluctuate. Other than that, have fun with it. And good luck!