>n, sd Simulators offer realistic training the markti ices through al as much as that satelliit II go to the ne has deni' -inpanies wil bit atop un- re Delta and lane to fret dependenct for satellite inespace tool the rocket’s i own 59.25 ay and West account for shareholders, ercent of the present Bel- d, Spain, the den, Nether- eland. Vrianes have ive been sue- 4 ay 22 orbit- ions satellite enet Corpof was the first be launched ates. i McDonnel Corp., has over the past re rail 97 per- st 40 launch- ul. Thursday, August 30, 1984AThe Battalion/Page 9B Safe airline emergencies r BOB BROWN I UNIVERSAL TRAVEL United Press International DALLAS — This a pressure situa- ton. The crew of a Dallas-based cor- loratejet has instructions to pick up he chairman of the board early one norning in nearby Waco and fly him oan important meeting in another ity. The crew elected to spend the tight in Dallas and fly to Waco in the morning. Just after taking off from Love ield, a cockpit warning light indi- ates part of the hydrualic braking ystem may be malfunctioning. It ould be a factor in stabilizing the Jane in slippery landing conditions, fadioing ahead, the crew learns it as been raining in Waco and the unway is wet. It is decision time. This is one flight simulator exer- ise used by SimuFlite Training In- ernational Inc. to crews of cor- lorate jet planes. T here is no one orrect answer — the idea of the xercise is confront pilots and co-pi- ats with problems and show them tow to go about coping with them. Some pilots decide to go ahead id land in Waco, despite the mal- unctioning braking system and the ilippery pavement. Others go back o Dallas, which is dry. Some pilots turn back but imme diately get the co-pilot busy on the radio, lining up a Waco charter serv ice to pick up the chairman. Decisions in the simulator are just as tough as in the air. Some pilots who decided to risk a Waco landing have skidded off the slick landing strip and had a simulator crash, Sim uFlite Chairman N.S. ’’Mike” Water man said. The big difference is no one gets hurt in a simulator, which otherwise looks and acts exactly like a plane. “If you simulate an emergency in an airplane, you’re in an emer gency,” SimuFlite spokesman Neil Casey points out. This is one important reason why simulator training is preferred over actual flying in the instruction of flight crews. And it is a reason SimuFlite, with a state-of-the-art training facility near Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, has started up with a price tag of $135 million in equity and asset-based fi nancing. SimuFlite calls itself the largest start-up venture in American aviation history. SimuFlite provides ground train ing and simulator training for cor porate flight crews who are learning to handle a new model of airplane, or who are undergoing mandatory periodic refresher training. In a new building just west of the busy DFW runways, two simulators for Learjets already are in place and a dozen more will be added. SimuFlite employs 150 persons and when in full operation at the end of 1985 the closely held cor poration will have about 250 em ployees, Waterman said. “We spent over $2 million between 1979 and 1981 researching the market,” he said. “We used Arthur D. Little Inc. as our primary business planning consultant. In the research we used 64 different financial situations, changing the assumptions in each one, to determine if we would be successful.” Based on the research, Waterman expects SimuFlite to train between 8,000 and 10,000 pilots a year. Fees vary but a typical annual cost for a Learjet pilot, coming in for two pro grams a year, might be about $5,000. Simulators can present different weather conditions and training is tailored to fit the situations faced by individual pilots. A pilot for a Minneapolis-based company, for example, would have training that includes situations of snow-covered runways and severe cross-winds. In the late 1970s, Waterman said, actual photographs processed in minute three-dimensional detail by computers made the visual scenes outside the cockpit windows appear realistic. Cars pass on distant high ways, snowplows sit on the taxi ramps in snowy conditions. The simulators are so realistic. Waterman said, that even the black rubber buildups from tire skid marks on the ends of runways be come slippery when wet. Because flight simulators, which first were developed for the Army Air Corps in the 1930s, so closely ap proximated actual cockpit condi tions the Federal Aviation Adminis tration in 1979 allowed them to be used for the majority of training of flight crews. Simulators have many advantages over actual flight. To start with, they are safe. Hazardous situations can be created without risk. Use of simulators also saves en- ergy — a major concern now when jet fuel costs almost $2 per gallon for some corporate jets. “I have seen one estimate that corporate aviation could reduce its fuel consumption by 15 percent by using simulators,” Wa terman said. Simulator training saves wear and tear on the planes, of course, and cuts down noise and congestion at airports. SimuFlite’s simulators are pur chased from the Link Flight Simula tion Division of The Singer Co. COMPLETE, DEPENDABLE DOMESTIC AND WORLDWIDE TRAVEL • Airline Reservations * Hotel/Motel Accomodations • Travel Counsel • Rental Car Reservations • Tours • Charter Flights • FREE Ticket Delivery 846-8718 • Agency is fully computerized* 410 S. Texas/ Lobby of the Ramada Inn/College Station Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Company V1 (off campus outfit) • Veterans • Married Students • Local High School Graduates The Only Coed Outfit! contact: Raul 846-6860 Maj. 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To Order Call: 260-1134 300 Dozen While They Last!!! 0 ^ N ^ Hispanics improperly arrested or jailed for possible immigration viola tions. The suit concerned ranch worker Pedro Cervantez who spent four days in the Hereford jail in 1979 af ter he was arrested by a DPS trooper. Although Cervantez’ family brought citizenship papers to the jail, he was not released until the Im migration and Naturalization offi cials arrived, Marshall said. Cervantez was arrested while rid ing in a pickup truck that had stopped behind another ranch truck being ticketed by a DPS trooper for an expired inspection sticker, Mar shall said. The federal court suit also was filed by Marshall’s office on behalf of Juan Lozano. “He made the mistake of going into the wrong office,” Marshall said of Lozano who was arrested when he entered a DPS office to ask direc tions. He was asked for proof of cit izenship and detained for hours un til relatives found him, Marshall said. Judge Robinson ruled that Cer vantez is to receive $8,000 from the DPS and $2,000 from Deaf Smith County while Lozano is to receive $2,000 from the DPS. “Federal immigration law is very complex,” Marshall said. “The prob lem is that state and local police do not have the training to determine who is undocumented. DPS officials said troopers have stopped enforcing immigration laws unless they see a person illegally cross the border or are arresting the person for some other crime. Others qualifying for damages could receive up to $1,000 apiece from the DPS and $500 apeice from Deaf Smith County, Marshall said. Claims must be filed with Marshall’s office by mid October. The DPS in June was ordered to establish a $40,000 fund for the damage settlements while Deaf Smith County was ordered to estab lish an $11,000 fund. Monetary awards are for Hispan ics arrested in a region including all of the Panhandle south to Lubbock, Marshall said. S ocie'i'jr Auditions for Ballet. Tap. 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