We invite you to come explore our training programs designed to immerse you in a learning experience that will enhance your flying skills and refine your ability to recognize and respond to a range of problems too dangerous to perform in an airplane and too important to just hope they never happen in a real-life situation.

Cirrus Aircraft's Co-founder and President, Dale Klapmeier, at the controls of FMFT's sim.

From the COPA Forums: Brian P. Johnson Posted: Mon, Aug 23 2010 20:25 Last weekend I was privileged to spend a day in the SIM and in the company of Gold Seal CFII Chris Dunn of Full Motion Flight Training at KANE Anoka County – Blaine, MN.  This is the site of COPA’s CPPP planned for September 24 - 26. As I have personally endorsed in the past, this is an invaluable recurrent experience in flight safety preparedness and certainly parallel’s Cirrus and COPA’s endorsement of a safety stand down and safe flight practices to specifically review critical areas of emergency procedures....MORE

• Some Things Are Better Simulated-- Only an approved FAA simulator allows you to practice handling some situations a second time. They are just too dangerous or even impossible to train for in an aircraft. And, you can always walk away from whatever happens. • Save Money and Time-- Studies show that every hour in the simulator is worth two or more hours in an airplane. • Train on Your Time Schedule-- No ATC or weather delays. No taxi time with hobbs running. No rearranging of schedules to coordinate with an instructor because of the weather. • A Safe, Focused Environment-- While flying in the simulator, your full attention is devoted to your training and not on other distractions. And, the instructor’s full attention is focused on you and your training. • Save Wear and Tear on Your Airplane-- Permit yourself to make mistakes and go all the way. Risking the simulator while training is MUCH preferred over risking your aircraft. • Learn to Handle Any Situation-- Instruments go haywire, fog rolls in, even smoke in the cabin. It's always the unpredictable that challenges pilots during critical decision making. As the simulator workload increases, practicing the setting of priorities and experiencing how you choose to exercise your PIC duties, as well as handling the tasks at hand, will reveal strengths and areas where additional training is required. • Practice Makes Perfect-- The airlines, our military pilots, and our NASA aviation successes owe a considerable debt to professional and pragmatic training. The basis for all of this training is the simulator! When you practice and rehearse emergencies, techniques, and decision making in FAA-approved simulators, the outcome becomes very predictable-– a professional and well-trained pilot, able to handle the situation.