Imagine going to high school and instead of sitting at a desk, you take a seat inside a flight simulator rivaling the top systems used to train fighter pilots. STEMulation Learning Systems has brought that reality to life in public schools in Minnesota and Colorado by designing and installing sophisticated flight simulation labs. Featuring Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D simulation software, the labs contain multiple cockpit types and student-directed air traffic control stations. STEM instruction is literally being taken to new heights within these schools. The flight sim labs stimulate student’s interest in STEM subjects by harnessing the nearly universal fascination with
Author: Adam Breed
Prepar3D® Software Manager & Technical Lead
Showcasing Flight1 Aviation Technologies G530 Simulator
Flight1 Aviation Technologies has released a new avionics training solution for the Garmin GNS 530 that works with Lockheed Martin® Prepar3D® to help pilots learn to use the GNS 530 and stay proficient. The G530 Simulator Enterprise Edition features a realistic hardware Navigation Unit mounted in a vertical desktop stand, and software that provides a nearly one-to-one simulation of the GNS 530W. “The 530 is powerful, but it’s also complex,” says Flight1 Aviation Technologies President Jim Rhoads. “There are a bunch of ‘gotchas’ to be aware of. So after they read the manual, many pilots buy a course or play
Showcasing Flight1 Aviation Technologies Ground Environment (GEP3D)
Flight1 Aviation Technologies in cooperation with the Ground Environment Team has released the award winning Ground Environment scenery product for all versions of Prepar3D. The Ground Environment scenery line has been a staple in Flight Simulation for over 10 years and they are now bringing that experience and knowledge to the Prepar3D simulation world. Experience Flight1 Scenery Quality and Performance in Prepar3D Performance and Sight Seeing in One Package: You can now experience a Flight1 award winning scenery product that changes the entire Prepar3D simulation ground texture and autogen world from pole to pole in one install. Ground Environment Prepar3D
Showcasing A2A Simulation’s Accu-sim C182 Skylane Add-on for Prepar3D v2
Showcasing the A2A Simulations – C182 Skylane A2A Simulations has released the Accu-sim C182 Skylane for Prepar3D. This product includes both the aircraft and its associated Accu-sim expansion pack. Exclusive Prepar3D v2 Gallery of the A2A C182 Skylane: Detailed Features: A true propeller simulation. Experience the world’s most popular high performance GA airplane. Designed for both professional commercial pilot training and entertainment. Immersive pre flight inspection system designed by pilots while operating the actual Cessna 182. Electric starter with accurate cranking power. Dynamic ground physics including both hard pavement and soft grass modeling. Primer-only starts are now possible. Accu-Sim monitors
FlightSimCon 2015
FlightSimCon 2015 takes place at the New England Air Museum on June 13-14, 2015. This annual North American aviation and flight simulation conference is entering its third year. The conference is all about promoting and expanding the use of at-home flight simulation, using platforms like Prepar3D. For existing flight simulator users, the conference is a chance to explore other users’ setups, interact with vendors, attend seminars on improving simulator performance, and speak with flight simulation personalities. FlightSimCon will also introduce pilots to the world of flight simulation, with interactive how-to seminars on setting up a first flight simulator. Attendees of
Prepar3D v2.5 Update Now Available
Today Announces the Release of the Fifth Update of Prepar3D v2 Prepar3D v2.5 is now available as a new installer from your Purchased Downloads page. If you are a current Prepar3D v2 user, as with all v2 updates, there is no charge to upgrade. Please be sure to read the download and installation instructions so that you have a seamless upgrade and update process. The Lockheed Martin Prepar3D team loves hearing about your experiences with Prepar3D at our forums. The forums also give us an opportunity to listen to your feedback as we continue Prepar3D development. We’ve partnered with our
Prepar3D v2.5 Development Update
Requested Features and Enhancements Implemented in Prepar3D v2.5 We are currently finishing development on the first update to Prepar3D v2 for 2015, Prepar3D v2.5. This version has several rendering and performance updates, a few general platform updates, and a pretty substantial update to SimDirector, Prepar3D’s intelligent tutor, virtual instructor, and scenario generation tool. We wanted to thank our development community, and especially our Prepar3D.com forum moderators Rob and Saul, for your continuous feedback and effort to help make Prepar3D v2 the industry leader in flight simulation and virtual instruction. We will be sending a beta of v2.5 to our beta
Showcasing A2A Simulation’s Accu-sim Cherokee 180 Prepar3D Vehicle Add-On
Showcasing the A2A Simulations – Accu-sim Cherokee 180 The Cherokee 180 was introduced to the public in 1961, the first Cherokee, the 150 hp PA-28-150 was immediately well-received setting the pace for its later siblings who went on to provide pilots of all levels of experience with honest, dependable and well-performing aircraft which are fun and satisfying to fly, reliable, safe and economical to own and operate. Exclusive Prepar3D v2 Gallery of the A2A Cherokee 180: Detailed Features: A true propeller simulation Interactive pre-flight inspection system Gorgeously constructed aircraft, inside and out, down to the last rivet Physics-driven sound environment
EU Norway Prepar3D v2 – Experience Orbx’s Most Detailed Region Yet
Explore Orbx’s most detailed region yet! FTX Norway covers ~160,000 square miles (~420,000 sq km), all of Norway* plus narrow boundary regions of adjacent Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Enjoy a wide variety of landscapes — scenic coastlines and offshore islands, deeply incised fjords, vast interior plateaus covered with close to one million lakes, lush agricultural areas along the corridors of large rivers, colorful villages, bustling urban centers, and industrial sites associated with oil & gas exploration — and all have been recreated with great detail and accuracy. Hand-placed custom landclass along with the road and railroad networks, powerlines, wind farms,
Experience What is Possible in Prepar3D v2 With Palm Springs from ORBX
Experience the Desert Oasis from Prepar3D Solution Developer ORBX With one of the most dramatically scenic backdrops in the United States, Palm Springs is a resort city situated 100 miles east of Los Angeles in Southern California. In his most expansive scenery to date, acclaimed developer Jarrad Marshall (Monterey/Redding/Jackson Hole/Cairns Intl) brings us not only Palm Springs Intl, but 1500 square kilometres of hand-crafted scenery. Explore the resort cities of Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, Indian Wells, Thousand Palms, Palm Desert and Desert Hot Springs, the high-altitude alpine wonderland of San Jacinto Peak, the windswept wastelands of the San