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Simulation Classification The FAA categorizes aviation ground trainers into three main categories: full flight simulators, flight training devices, and aviation training devices. FFS: We’ll start first with the heavy hitters: flight simulators — or more accurately — full flight simulator (FFS). These more capable (and more expensive) training devices are required to have motion and visual capabilities. FFSs are sub-categorized into four levels, A through D, with Level D being the most sophistica

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