PC Simulator/emulator available?

[DougN]

We're adding an SLSA to our flight line which has an EFIS D-100 and an EMS D-10. Do you have a computer-based simulator/emulator, or other interactive material, which could be used to introduce a new user to the equipment while not in the airplane?

Thanks

 

[dynonsupport]

We don't have any PC-based training aids at this point in time, though all of our documentation is always available at http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/support_documentation.html

Also note that there aren't a lot of operations that take a ton of programming and button pushing on our units. We find that in addition to the manuals, customers can often learn the bulk of our units' operation, with the exception of flight dynamics, on the ground.

 

[DougN]

Thanks for the response. What we find is that interactive materials have a number of benefits. The most obvious is that it provides a kinesthetic and muscle-memory type of learning which just reading the printed material doesn't provide. Second, it provides an easier entry for folks who are glass-shy (and there are many of them!). Third, it is an attractor for potential students/renters who just have to try the thing they've started learning.

I realize you guys are selling so sell you don't want to devote cycles to developing yet-more materials which have a long maintenance tail; yet, it's not a bad way to market either (for that matter, a set of gauges which emulate your functionality for FSX would be an excellent marketing tool as well - I'll admit to using the G1000 C-172S cockpit for early familiarization before being checked out in the real thing).

If you're interested, I'll share the results of the interactive materials we produce.

 

[dynonsupport]

There is a company that sells an EFIS-D10A and EMS-D10 plug-in for FS2004:

http://www.fsimcafe.com/Shop/ShowProduct.aspx?ItemID=10

 

[DougN]

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