Sim Room Guide

Everything you need to enter, power up, fly, and shut down the simulator. Follow the sequence top to bottom.

[ Photo — Simulator Room ]

Entering the Room

Unlock the door with your password or fingerprint.
Once inside, the door auto-locks after 2 minutes.
To exit, press the electric lock panel or turn the handle manually.
Outside with the door closed, hold the ✓ button on the keypad to lock manually — or wait 2 minutes for auto-lock.

TVs — Point the remote at the center screen from a few steps back and press power to start all TVs at once. If one doesn't respond, aim at its bottom-left corner and press power again.
Hardware — Flip the top-left switch on the sim panel to ON (red LED lights up).
Computer — Press the round power button on the PC's front panel.
Verify — The instructor station shows Windows 11; TV screens remain black.
X-Plane — Click LAUNCH X-PLANE 12 in the startup window.

You spawn on the south apron at LFLY. Reposition as needed.
The KEY / Starter is INOP. To start the engine: set mixture to full rich, then press and hold T repeatedly to activate the magnetos and starter.
The Hobbs meter runs whenever the engine is on and the sim is unpaused.

NoteThe Hobbs is your billing clock — pause the sim during briefings to avoid logging idle time.

X-Plane — Hover the mouse at the top edge of the instructor screen and click Quit X-Plane.
Computer — Shut down normally.
Hardware — Flip the top-left sim panel switch to OFF.
TVs — Use the same remote technique as startup.
Room — Close all windows before leaving.

Weather — Set IFR presets, rain, turbulence, cloud layers, and more.
Failures — Simulate any avionics or system failure available in the real aircraft.
Repositioning — Skip cruise by jumping directly to an approach or any airport.
Performance review — Replay the aircraft's track to debrief student performance.