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Hi guys…
We have some very exciting news. Coming very soon to Flight Simulator is FS ACADEMY - COMMANDER.
An announcement trailer has been posted on our newly revamped website:
www.fsacademy.co.uk/commander
This will be a step forwards for FS ACADEMY, with new features such as instrument highlights and random failures.
Keep your cool in the face of adversity. FS ACADEMY - COMMANDER will arm you with the framework to deal with anything fate throws your way, made by a real airline Captain.
Including emergency landings, system malfunctions, hazardous weather and more, COMMANDER will present you with challenging and authentic scenarios that will stretch your abilities. Use real-world procedures and techniques to manage a wide range of scenarios that push you to the limit.
Forge a robust failure handling process that enables you to calmly and methodically work through the task at hand, no matter what aeroplane you are flying, that will stay with you throughout your flying career.
Know what to do when the engine stops turning. Stay in control when your instruments freeze. Survive a dangerous ash cloud encounter. Deal with a landing gear malfunction and then go your own way and make your own decisions, putting everything you have learnt to the test.
It’s time to level up and step into the shoes of the Commander. Feel the weight of responsibility from the four stripes on each shoulder.
01. WIGHT KNUCKLE
We start with a bang. Know what to do when the engine stops turning overhead the Isle of Wight. You will be introduced to failure management and will be shown how to select a suitable landing site. Follow the forced landing procedure to get us down safely.
02. SUBZERO
A freezing sky above the Isle of Man wreaks havoc on your instrumentation and controls. Think outside the box to recover and stay in control before returning to land with limited options. Learn the fundamentals of the pitot and static systems and see how difficult flying becomes without them. Use rudder to control your aircraft after your ailerons succumb to the chill.
03. BLACKOUT
Shut down non essential systems as you desperately stretch out battery life so that you are not plunged into darkness before landing. Come to a decision using a structured failure management system to ensure that you achieve the best possible outcome.
04. SPANNER IN THE WORKS
A jammed landing gear leg necessitates a discontinued approach for troubleshooting in the shadow of Mt Vesuvius. Run through your options before accepting fate and scraping down the runway centreline to a stop.
05. LOST IN THE FOG
Step up to the Jetliners and navigate your way out of the international Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in thick fog. Make sure not to take a wrong turn as Air Traffic Control will notice. We will discuss the take-off procedure as we crawl to the runway in diminished visibility.
06. FLYING BY NUMBERS
Once lined up on Paris CDG runway 27L, we set takeoff thrust and power through the fog up to flying speed. However all is not well after lift-off as our pitot systems become obstructed, forcing us to employ our Memory Actions to keep us on the rails. Sometimes the most difficult decisions are when everything returns to normal.
07. DRIFTDOWN
Lose an engine high above the Alps and see how our reduced performance forces us lower into thicker air. Complete the authentic engine failure procedure and communicate with the cabin crew and passengers as we drift closer and closer to the alpine landscape below.
08. TEMPEST
A nightly occurrence in the European summer, fight your way between thunderstorms and achieve maximum climb performance to leap clear of the clouds and punch through to the clearer skies above. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you are reminded that not everything is within your control.
09. BRIMSTONE
A rapidly escalating situation develops onboard in the dead of night. Your engines begin to choke as the realisation sets in that you are engulfed within a dangerous cloud of volcanic ash. Run the real procedures to escape the area as you feel the full force of nature against you.
10. MIRACLE
An authentic recreation of US Airways Flight 1549. Based on the official NTSB report, experience for yourself the time critical decision making that was required of the crew in the cold January skies above New York. Combined with true to life weather, aircraft configuration, passenger loads, cockpit communications and ATC recordings, this is a fascinating look at the Miracle on the Hudson, but this time you are in the Captains seat.
11. WINDSHEAR
A last-minute windshear alert from our Cessna 208 throws our arrival into Guernsey into jeopardy. Make your own choice of whether you reattempt the approach or to conserve fuel and head for your alternate immediately.
12. HIGH ROLLER
Now that the weather has cleared, we depart Jersey to reattempt our arrival into Guernsey. At some point between takeoff and landing a random scenario will be generated, leaving you to deal with the situation alone. Use everything you have learnt and roll the dice in this unique experience.
FS ACADEMY - COMMANDER is accompanied by a complete ground school manual, covering a host of topics to boost your background knowledge before you take to the skies.
This is your moment
This is COMMANDER
Hi everyone,
The first of the pre-release reviews are coming in!
Join us in the dedicated COMMANDER forum topic: FS Academy - COMMANDER - #18 by FSAcademyLTD
More info posted there. The manual is already up and available for free!
My issue with FS Academy is that it is UK based with UK flying references that completely use a lot of non US FAA terminology and I do not recommend these FS Academy packages due to that as you could be possibly learning incorrect terminology and procedures if your aim is to be learning piloting with US based training. This UK terminology and procedures through me off a bit when going through all their training and now I feel I completely learned something not totally relevant to how US FAA CFI instructors and schooling would teach by. Avoid FS Academy if you are in US is my best recommendataion due to the Strong UK Terminologies and Procedures that are not in alignment with FAA US training practices.
Very misleading when you spend a lot of $ on this and you get United Kingdom UK people training you on their terminology and procedures of which all take place in UK sim environments. Wish I could forget what I learned on their product and not have to repeat it all over again now to be taught US termed practices and environments.
They need a disclaimer in the MSFS market place this FS Academy product should not be used for US practices.
Hi there,
In FS Academy we also teach FAA and other regional procedures in addition to ICAO and UK.
For example we fly the New York Skyline procedure in NAVIGATOR as per real operations including radio.
In VFR we look at joining procedures via the downwind leg, as is often done under FAA.
Take a look at our manuals, which are all available for free, such as VFR which has an ICAO vs FAA section: www.fsacademy.co.uk/vfr
Hi,
Our lessons take place around the world, such as UK, New Zealand, Sweden, America, Canada etc and have a range of real world procedures including ICAO and FAA.
Differences are deliberately minor across various juristictions, so the idea of having to unlearn anything in our range is misguided and misunderstands the international nature of aviation.
See the post below to see our manuals, which fully explain each lesson across our range of tutorial packs. Having gone from zero to A320 Captain myself, I wish I had these before I started flight training…
Hi there everyone!
COMMANDER is now available from the in-game Marketplace! FOR PC + XBOX
Find us in the ACTIVITIES-TRAINING section.
Get the manual and support from www.fsacademy.co.uk/commander
Let us know what random scenarios you get in 12. High Roller and what decisions you make and why!
