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Understanding FAA Level D Control Loading for Simulators

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FAA Level D control loading is essential for realistic flight simulator training, accurately replicating aircraft-specific force feedback. Key challenges include integrating mechanics and software to eliminate lag and inconsistencies. Engineering maturity and domestic support are crucial for maintaining qualification readiness, making customized control loading vital for optimal performance across different aircraft types.

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Engineering Precision Motion Base Platforms

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Introduction  The six degrees of freedom (6DOF) motion base platforms are the foundation of high-fidelity simulation when accurate motion cueing, repeatability, and long-term stability are required. At Servos & Simulation, Inc., our 6DOF motion base platforms are engineered for professional environments where performance must remain stable and consistent across the years—and often decades—of continuous operation.  This article provides a technical overview of

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6DOF Motion Base for NASA Artemis Testing – A Case Study

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Application Overview One of the most demanding real‑world applications of a high‑fidelity motion base platform is closed‑loop avionics and navigation system testing. For NASA’s Artemis Space Launch System (SLS) program, a 6DOF Motion Base was used because precise motion replication was required to validate avionics behavior under dynamic conditions without introducing artificial disturbances or latency

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CRJ Simulator Rehab – Part 4

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Last time, we figured out that the phidgets controlled everything and that there were all of these phidget files… sigh… (If you haven’t been reading this series on the CRJ, please read 1 thru 3 please.) Return of the Phidgets Rick (my lovely programming engineer) wrote a small but significant program that allowed us to

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CRJ Simulator Rehab – Part 3

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Once again in our ongoing segment on how to bring a trainer back to life… we begin where we left off… with nothing in the simulator (buttons, switches and the like) except the glass working…. Step 7 – Phidget and Project Magenta Land So here we were and not a switch or button to be

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CRJ Simulator Rehab – Part 2

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So getting back to the CRJ refurb… The buyer decided to get it working again… Step 3 – Reverse engineering the whole system (hindsight being 20/20, the overhead panel was the best place to start) Starting with the overhead panel, I wanted to see what parts were used to make it work. It was the

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CRJ Simulator Rehab – Part 1

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So a few months ago, we took on a project to rehab a CRJ-700 simulator that was dead… like dead dead. None of the computers worked…but… So a business associate contacted me about this CRJ system and that he had a buyer for it. Sight unseen, I said sure, it should be fixable. So said business

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When should a simulator require refurbishment or be replaced?

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When should a simulator require refurbishment and when should it need to be replaced? That is a problem that every training company has to think about when it comes to aging simulators. With more and more pilots needing training and proper training at that, our aging simulators need some help. If the systems were upgraded

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