Briefing 11 · Full-Motion Simulator
Redbird
MCX.
FAA-approved AATD full-motion simulator.
Switch between G1000 glass and analog steam gauges. Loggable.
Train year-round regardless of weather. Safely practice emergencies, instrument failures and lost comms. Approved pilots get 24/7 self-service scheduling via the same platform that handles the rest of the fleet.
FAA-Logged Hours
Capabilities
M · 01
Full-motion AATD.
Advanced Aviation Training Device with full-motion platform. Replicates the G1000 Cessna 172 and analog steam gauges.
M · 02
Year-round training.
Weather never grounds the sim. Train approaches, procedures and emergencies any time the airport is closed.
M · 03
Safe practice.
Practice instrument failures, lost comms, partial panel and engine emergencies that are genuinely unsafe to attempt in the aircraft.
M · 04
24/7 access.
Approved pilots schedule themselves through the same online platform as the rest of the fleet. No staff intervention required.
Open to Outside Pilots & CFIIs
You do not need to be an Aces High student to use the simulator. Outside pilots are welcome to book sim time for instrument currency, procedure practice, or commercial prep at $90 / hr. Plenty of pilots use it to stay instrument current, knocking out their approaches, holds and course tracking in a fraction of the time and cost of taking their own aircraft up, and it is bookable 24/7 through self-scheduling.
Independent CFIIs: you are welcome to bring your own students and instruct them on our Redbird MCX. This is something we open up specifically for the simulator. We keep our aircraft for Aces High students and renters, but the sim is available to outside instructors and their students. We do ask to have a quick chat first so we know who is using the equipment, and we reserve the right to decline, but if you run a professional, courteous operation you will find us easy to work with. Call (562) 726-3719 or get in touch to set it up.
Begin
Train when
the weather won't.
Sim sessions are bookable as part of an instrument rating syllabus, for IFR currency, for commercial prep, or for instructor instructing.
Instrument currency requirements
To act as the PIC under IFR or in weather conditions less than VFR, you must be current on instrument. This applies to both solo flights or those with passengers.
(1) Use of an airplane, powered-lift, helicopter, or airship for maintaining instrument experience. Within the 6 calendar months preceding the month of the flight, that person performed and logged at least the following tasks and iterations in an airplane, powered-lift, helicopter, or airship, as appropriate, for the instrument rating privileges to be maintained in actual weather conditions, or under simulated conditions using a view-limiting device that involves having performed the following:
(i) Six instrument approaches.
(ii) Holding procedures and tasks.
(iii) Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigational electronic systems.
(2) Use of a full flight simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device for maintaining instrument experience. A pilot may accomplish the requirements in paragraph (c)(1) of this section in a full flight simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device provided the device represents the category of aircraft for the instrument rating privileges to be maintained and the pilot performs the tasks and iterations in simulated instrument conditions. A person may complete the instrument experience in any combination of an aircraft, full flight simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device.