killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
How do you like the Redbird? No Limits in COE has the G1000 version for $25/hour. I've only sat at it for about 10 minutes, seemed fine but I think I preferred the feel and behavior of my Honeycomb Alpha/Bravo with Xplane 11 simulator setup at home (unfortunately that isn't approved). I used the home setup extensively to prepare for my CFII checkride and I think it was a huge help.
Wife and I have started kicking around some possible business ideas, just wondering what the best value in BATD/AATD markets are.
A former JCer and I toyed with the same idea of putting an approved AATD - in this case, a Redbird FMX - in a facility in DC. We couldn't make the numbers work for the location.
At the time, a good FMX was going to run north of $60K with all the stuff in it you'd want. I was disappointed as I looked under the hood, because they're basically using a nearly-unsupported OS and a flavor of MS Flight Sim. Still, it's an approved device.
Also, the lexan control panels are hideously, eye-wateringly expensive.
My last flight school has one and charges $70 an hour for use, or they offer an unlimited use for 90-days deal for $850 or so. A lot of my instrument students took advantage of that package because the first 13 hours of the 141 program could be done in the sim.