{"product_id":"discovery-flight-using-a-redbird-full-motion-flight-simulator","title":"Discovery Flight Using A Redbird Full Motion Flight Simulator","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Redbird MCX session, priced by the session\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e buys a guided session in the Redbird MCX: enclosed cockpit, motion base, FAA approval, an instructor next to you. It is not priced by the hour, and weather has never cancelled one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDevice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRedbird MCX — motion base, enclosed cockpit, FAA-approved\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInstructor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePresent throughout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeather\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIrrelevant. The device flies on days the airplanes do not.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInside the programs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo hours of it in Standard and Premium; \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e in Comprehensive\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat a simulator is genuinely good at\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcedures. Radio phraseology, checklist flows, instrument scan, holding patterns, approach setup, and emergencies you would never induce in an airplane on purpose. In the box you can freeze the scenario, reposition, and fly the same approach four times in the time one attempt would take in the air. Repetition at that price is the least expensive learning in the whole syllabus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also where an engine failure gets practised at two hundred feet without anybody's heart rate becoming a safety factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is bad at, which we will say out loud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLandings. The seat-of-the-pants cues that tell you the airplane is about to stop flying are the cues a simulator reproduces least well, and a student who learns to flare in a box learns something they will have to unlearn. We spend simulator time on scan, radio and procedure, and we go and fly the airplane for the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone selling you simulator time as a substitute for airplane time is selling you the cheaper product, not the better one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the session fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a first exposure for somebody who wants to see the workload before spending money on a flight, it works and it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e. As a low-cost way to keep a procedure sharp between lessons, it works better. Standard and Premium programs carry \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e simulator hours and the Comprehensive carries \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e, so the device is not an add-on to a program — it is part of one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimulator time is where a procedure costs least to learn, and where a landing is learned worst.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we can show you on the field\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix airframes sit on this ramp and the school owns all six outright. Nothing is brokered in, nothing is on leaseback, and the shop that services them is ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven on the instructing roster. All of them fly on a commercial certificate or an ATP, all of them teach on a CFI, and none of them instruct on an expired medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcedure work happens in the Redbird MCX rather than in an airplane, because it is cheaper and because it can be stopped and rewound. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session standalone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe counted the weather rather than guessing at it: 355 days here cleared 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the year to 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records, and the method is published with its limitations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished pricing, all of it, with no spreads. A program costs one number and that number is on its page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457842493,"sku":null,"price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/flightschool.la\/products\/discovery-flight-using-a-redbird-full-motion-flight-simulator","provider":"Airline Pilot Flight School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}