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I don't believe they are. I think the way it is set up is exactly the same for the public as it is for the pilots doing training.


I have done the Emirates simulators at the O2 a few times. They are completely at the other end of the scale from a full motion simulator - tbh I think they are overpriced for what they are. They are very much at the "fun" end of simulators. The only things that work on the cockpit are the throttle (inc. reverses), yoke/side stick, rudders, foot brakes, and gear. The primary and navigation displays work but you can't adjust anything on them. They have recently upgraded them so the speedbrake lever and a flaps lever work as well. All the buttons shown are just graphics, there are no working buttons. So basically it does feel like a bit more sophisticated home simulator, kind of FSX but sat in a simplified cockpit. It is not equivalent to a full simulator, and there is no motion.

In terms of levels of simulator I would say there are:

• Full motion simulators - like BA's
  
• Fixed based fully functional simulators - like ipilot, virtual aerospace, and flightdeck experience
  
• Fixed base limited function simulators - like emirates at O2

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