Simulator Flight Training
202nd Aviation Support Bn uses a combination of video games, flight simulators and online training course to teach simulator pilots to manage the 202nd online game operations in the On Air Company game world.
Based at KTSP in Tehachapi, CA, 202nd Aviation Support Bn’s Ranger Support Pilot Basic Course is an in-house training program for new pilots joining the 202nd family. Our largest passenger and cargo aircraft is the Skyjeep STOL 2-seater and we fly a variety of jobs from tiny mountain airstrips to long desert runways.
The Ranger Support Pilot Basic Course walks new pilots through the basics of flight, a simple Ground School and then basic online simulator pilot training.
- Ground School: In Ground School you’ll learn about our local area near KTSP and about our planes, airports, weather, instruments and procedures and how it all works together.
- Basic Flight Training 1: Ultralight Aircraft – In Flight Training 1 you’ll meet the Ultralight Aircraft and learn how it’s used for Ranger and 1st SFG missions.
- Flight Training 2: Light Sport Aircraft – Basic Flight Training 4 is the first level with an FAA license for a non-drone. The Zenith CH750 SD STOL is a 2-seat, home-built LSA that can definitely exist in the Fallout world.
- Check Ride: For your final test watch the check ride videos and log your check ride flight(s).
The goal of the simulator training is to give sim pilots the tools for a richer, more enjoyable flight sim game, but to also give real-world flight trainees some beginner tools and games for building their experience. Those playing the 202nd Aviation Support Bn On Air game obviously can’t use the powered parachute or drone operations, and unless students have real-world certifications or are under supervision of an instructor, then they can’t fly the drones, powered parachutes and planes at Fort Edwards, in the real-world.
Flight Simulator Training
202nd student pilots start out in the Aero 103 Ultralight making short flights (less than 20 miles) to local airports. The goal is to build air time doing basic maneuvers and learning the flight patterns and procedures.
You’ll be introduced to the Garmin GPS, learn to manage passengers (1 at a time for now), refuel aircraft and develop an understanding of the principles of flight.
After a minimum of 6 flights and a total of 2 flight hours student pilots progress to the Cessna 172 to learn how to manage a more complex aircraft.
