#SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT SIMULATOR#
It is the latest technology available in a simulator training environment. Southwests newest simulator, the Boeing 737-700, arrived in December 1997 and cost $10.8 million. The Boeing 737-300 simulator was introduced in October 1986 and cost $8.2 million. The Boeing 737-300 simulator was introduced in August 1997 and cost $2.9 million. The Boeing 737-300 simulator was introduced in January 1994 and cost $7.4 million. It was manufactured by Link as a Boeing 707 simulator for American Airlines and later modified to a Boeing 737. The Boeing 737-200 simulator was introduced in January 1987 and cost $1.2 million. There is room to add a sixth simulator as the airlines training needs expand.
Currently there are five housed there: the 737-200 three 737-300s and one 737-700. The simulator bay at the flight operations training center was built to hold six simulators.
The center is equipped with eight classrooms, each with closed circuit television, computer and training systems, and conventional audio/visual equipment. The new system drastically reduces environmental damage from potential oil spills.ĥ1, including 23 instructors, 15 technicians, and 13 support staff. A unique feature of the training center is its mass storage and distribution system for hydraulic oil for the simulators. The center's design comes from researching other training facilities all over the world as well as from input from the training center's staff. It is the only training center in the world with only 737 simulators. The center is a state-of-the-art facility built to meet Southwest's training needs well into the 21st Century. Southwest Airlines Flight Operations Training Center Southwest also has been recognized as one of the world's safest airlines by Conde Nast Traveler, a national magazine that specializes in information for business and leisure travelers. Southwest Airlines has been named a charter member of the International Airline Passengers Association's Honor Roll of Airlines among the World's Safest Airlines. When the center is fully occupied, nearly 300 pilots can be in training at one time. The facility is located adjacent to Southwest's headquarters building in Dallas and offices 51 Employees, including flight instructors, simulator technicians, and support staff. On an average day, the flight operations training center will have more than 80 pilots in the classrooms and simulators, and instructors will log 70 hours with pilots training in the five simulators. The center also is poised for growth: a sixth simulator can be added to the current building, a third floor can be added to the current two-story facility, and the center's lot has the capacity for two more flight training buildings (each with six simulators) the same size as the current new facility. As a result, the center's final layout offers a practical, user-friendly work environment that organizes all classroom, cockpit, and simulator training on one floor and all administrative and technical operations on another. Input from the training center staff also was considered in the building's design. The simulators weigh between 10,000 and 27,000 pounds, and the foundations for each of the training machines extends 90 feet below the ground. Other simulators installed in the building are one Boeing 737-200 and three Boeing 737-300s. The center also features one of only two Boeing 737-700 simulators currently installed in the world, and it is the only -700 simulator equipped with the Head Up Guidance System. The training center houses five flight simulators, cockpit trainers, and a host of classrooms where, on average, Southwest pilots will spend about 1,000 hours training during their careers. "Research for this facility was gleaned from visiting training centers all over the world, and the best ideas are incorporated into this gem of a building." "This state-of-the-art training center makes Southwest well-equipped to handle the flight operations training needs of the airline well into the next century," said Paul Sterbenz, Southwest's vice president of flight operations. The new 110,000-square-foot facility is the key element of Southwest's flight training services for its more than 2,600 pilots. Southwest Airlines' new $10 million flight operations training center opened today with fanfare and a visit from the carrier's Chairman, President, and CEO Herb Kelleher.
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