Aircraft Simulator Training

06/19/2026

AST HAS IT 51ST ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY - TRAIN IN THE FULL MOTION SIMS - YOU CAN'T TRAIN FOR THIS IN THE PLANE!

JULIO TRAINED WITH US FOR INITIAL AND HIS RECURRENT. AST TRAINING PROCEDURES WORK

Rick, Chuck:

It only took me 1,400 hours to get my first engine out emergency.

At level 220, on my way to Tennessee I started noticing a gradual loss of fuel flow on my left engine, slow at first, rapid after.Training kicked in, started diverting to nearest, then tried to figure the problem, remembered the class about engine and systems, troubleshoted with available info and resources (gauges, pump, observation) and figured it had to be a fuel problem, not an engine failure, figured it had to be a fuel leak from somewhere not a pump problem (not a good thing with a super hot engine). Did shutdown, called in. 4 pax 160 gallons remaining, flew down to Daytona. I then remembered that we had practiced this scenario, over and over in the simulator, we had glided with one engine and with no engine so many times, over and over.

Got to the airport with plenty of altitude, couple of turns and landed safely.

I realized that when training kicks in, we follow desicions you thought us before in class and in the simulator.

On the ground we found out it was indeed a fuel leak form the fuel hose that feeds the fuel control unit. The hose had been chaffing on the starter adapter bolt as you can see in the picture. That is awfully close to the turbo and the exhaust.

Thank you guys, I am very grateful because what I learned at AST made me choose right, not panic and just fly out the emergency keeping me and my daughters safe!

See you in my next recurrent!

Best,

Julio, 421C

Simulator training for pilots. Instrument, initial and recurrent in modern movement sims. Jet Aircr

06/05/2026

Aircraft Simulator Training www.aircraftsimulatortraining.com has immediate dates available for King Air initial and recurrent courses of training. We use an FAA-approved full-motion King Air 200 simulator equipped with the Garmin G1000NXI avionics. We also offer other courses of training, such as an SIC Second-in-Command course of training, Emergency Training, and can of course tailor a course to your specific needs and requirements. Our 2-day recurrent training is currently priced at 4395.00, and the 5-day initial at 9045.00. If you have 30 or more hours logged in the aircraft, we offer a 4-day initial course at 7295.00. Contact Jim Minton, Turboprop Training Manager at Aircraft Simulator Training (512.234.0045) to schedule your training. We will teach you how to avoid accidents such as those depicted in the pictures attached. A 100 percent avoidable incident/accident that occurred at GTU Georgetown, Texas.) Pilot error!

05/28/2026

WE ARE MILITARY INSTRUCTORS WITH MILITARY RANKS.

05/28/2026

05/21/2026

AST SAVES ANOTHER ENGINE - WE KNOW TWIN CESSNA AIRCRAFT

Chuck, I hope all is well. I thought you and Rick might like having these photos for your ground-school.

My 340 is at Air Impressions for annual. Only 300 hours since OH on RAM 7s. However, the prior owner had them reuse the alternators/clutches.

Bobby was through with my annual, no major issues, but on the test flight, the right alternator intermittently came on and off-line. Clutch s**t the bed.

I think these photos show strong evidence of why Rick teaches to monitor oil pressure after an alternator quits. Look at how clogged the pickup tube got after just a few minutes of operation. Fortunately Bobby’s guys were close to KACT when this happened so they just landed before oil pressure started dropping.

Anyway, I sure appreciate what y’all teach and Air Impressions too!

Chris A.
Cessna 310
Cessna 340
Trains with AST

05/06/2026

Dionte Sullivan is one of our military flight instructors from Fort Hood. He flies a Bombardier for the Army. He is a Senior Instructor in the Army flight system. Here is one of his students at AST, and his review to just one of the problems we teach in the Twin Cessna Aircraft.

HIGH HOT HEAVY

Dionte, thank you.

Thought of you yesterday as I found myself in a real high, hot, and heavy situation!

Went in to KVGT Saturday as KHND was full due to special event Saturday night. (Event was Morgan Wallen opening weekend of tour my pax were going to). Longest runway is 5,000 ft, elevation is 2,000 ft.

Was supposed to leave at noon yesterday (at 29 deg C), and fueled to max gross about 11am after confirming W&B and wx, but got text about 1130 from pax saying they were running 2 hours late (after I already fueled). At departure time, hourly temp was forecasted at 31 deg C (and rising at 2pm).

Winds were 110@7, no big deal.

Radioed for clearance 1pm (an hour before their arrival), and got surprised to hear EDCT time of “45 min to 1 hr once #1, holding short, for departure using Rwy 12R”. This was due to metering by ATC Departure, due to exceptional high volume due to KHND departures mixed with KLAS heavier than normal airline volume). I asked about Rwy 7 and they said that was “even worse” as it points right at Nellis AFB. Was offered Rwy 25 without delay (they didn’t care about the fat tailwind).

Sitting on runway 45 min would burn enough fuel I would need to have an unscheduled fuel stop. “Unacceptable” to pax due to extra cost and time delays (typical external pressures and business pressures I mentioned as constants in my world).

On top of that, I had to fly the NOTWN5.LAS departure which is perfect scenario for a boomerang with several critical spots to climb out with an engine fail. Real world emergency of course could land at Nellis or LAS or HND, but could be fun to play with it in sim by taking away those other airports, making it July so 36 deg C or something, etc

End of story: I asked FBO for tower phone number, talked to them twice about situation and needing Rwy 12R and got out of there after about a 15-minute delay, and avoided needing fuel stop by flying LRC, while only 30-minutes late arrival, so happy pax. It ended up being the full departure, as published, and I used ALL the available runway, but everything went according to plan and uneventful flight.

I “reverse engineered” the flight planning LIKE YOU TAUGHT ME ON TUESDAY (emphasis added), but got surprised by the EDCT delay compounded with rising temperatures after fueling right before pax delay, so learned from it and adding this situation to my experience bank and living process document.

Thought you’d like to know about it! Appreciate you as a teacher and grateful for your approach to make me safer and more prepared to make judgment calls in these type of scenarios!

Daniel Swan
Cessna 340

04/27/2026

Training in the Cessna 310R - a great aircraft with great pilots!

From Doc Mar, Cessna 310R

Chuck! Thank you so much again for all the training last week. Just got back to “real work” but it was a great experience. Good news is I’ll never be flying in 0/0 conditions but definitely want to do some refreshers over time. Really helped not only with my knowledge but also my confidence. Everyone tells you “losing an engine in a 310 is a death sentence” and I now have enough skills to give me a fighting chance in an emergency which is all I can ask :). Thank you so much, i left a review on FB but will add in some on google next when I get time. Appreciate you and if you find yourself in middle TN you best look us up!

Chuck's response: "You did a great job in the sim and you were nailing the emergencies on the second day. You also got a "briefer" on the electrical system, something that is not taught in detail. Look forward to spending time with you in the future. You are great pilot, ready for the problems. 310R's will fly on one engines."

04/16/2026

Shout out to Rick and Chuck at AST for awesome training. We practice engine outs on final and the sim. Finally got to experience it in person. Engine driven fuel pump failed on final....note, this was a ferry flight for a customer.
Dustin

Simulator training for pilots. Instrument, initial and recurrent in modern movement sims. Jet Aircr

04/07/2026

WOW

Looking for absolutely fantastic systems and sim training? AST in Burnet, Tx is THE PLACE.

Flew our 421C in for training. Their mantra "if you do not know the systems you cannot work the problem" is spot on. Real world discussion on how the systems work, what can go wrong, indicators of problems coming, and what to do about it. All that and how best to fly the plane!

Sims are first rate. Many engine outs, and more realistic problems scenarios than I dreamed of. First rate instructors!

Mike P.
Cessna 421C