A few days ago, Aviation International News sent out an alert, which mentions, among other things, that EASA implemented a rule change removing the mandate for a full-flight sim. The article went on to say that a particular type of helicopter VR FSTD received Level 3 qualification, and was now approved for all training and proficiency checks.
I assume that fixed-wing aircraft won’t be too far behind. It’s a sea change, and I wonder if this will improve the quality of training – for which there is always room – or just make it cheaper (pun intended).
Interesting times…