8/22/02

Here's a brief snippet of some video I took a few months ago at Avon Park
Municipal Airport (KAVO) in Florida. I was assisting a flight instructor who
was using FS2002 to train pilots in the cockpit of an actual Bombardier
Challenger 600. I beamed with pride as he used my Challenger 604 panel.
The student pilots would practice emergency procedures on the sim before
doing them in flight. I feel this is yet another example of the respect
Microsoft is receiving in the aviation community.

The instructor has plans to use in-cockpit simulation on various other
aircraft types. He will require different panels with sophisticated gauges,
including some with sound. I'm afraid some of this will go beyond my meager
programming abilities. If you know anyone with gauge talents, who would be
interested in helping (for money), please let me know.

Chuck Dome
cdome@cfl.rr.com