Fidelity Flight Simulation - Economic Justification

Simulation Device
Economic Justification

What is the economic justification for building a training program on a combination of simulation and in-aircraft training, as opposed to a program relying solely on aircraft? Because the direct costs of simulation training are much less, and the training organization earns so much more per flight hour…

	Aircraft	MOTUS Simulator
Charge per flight hour	$110.00	$60.00
Maintenance accrual	$20.00	<$.50
Insurance	$12.00	0
Fuel	$36.00	(Elec.) $.40
Total Gross Margin	$42.00	$59.10

The difference is even more dramatic for multi-engine training: it costs no more to operate a reconfigurable MOTUS 622i simulation device in twin-engine configuration than it does in single-engine configuration, but the revenue is correspondingly higher.

A program based on a combination of simulation device and in-aircraft training will generate a stronger bottom line and support the growth of a flight training organization much better than a program based only on aircraft. And no device will drive the growth of a training program like the full motion MOTUS simulator.