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End of an Era (2017-2023)

End of an Era (2017-2023)

The Soarbywire Simulator will now be disassembled and retired in its current form, with future plans to possibly relaunch in a public accessible space, where it is will be more useful to serve as a professional trainer. The Simulator has proven its resilience and durability due to the use of Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM, Airbus) … Continue reading

Flight Warning Computer (FWC) redundancy

Flight Warning Computer (FWC) redundancy

The Airbus aircraft has built-in multiple redundancy and alert systems in case of a catastrophic failure. The Flight Warning Computers (FWC) presents failures to the pilots in the upper and lower ECAM displays and also the glare annunciators. Three annunciators – Master Warning, Master Caution, Autoland are available on each pilots side (six in total). … Continue reading

CAVOK Simulations FCU Interface Board

CAVOK Simulations FCU Interface Board

CAVOK Simulations have now launched their FCU AIRINC Interface Board ARC-FCU-217. The board interfaces with an OEM A320 series Flight Control Unit (PN K217) and is compatible with X-Plane (Flight Factor A320 Ultimate and ToLiss). There are plans for future Prepar3D avionics support. The board has built in QuickConnect Plug and Play system using custom … Continue reading