FSCheckride announced

Flight Simulator add-ons are like busses. Nothing all week, then they all turn up at once!

CATIII Software - whom you may know for their range of FS2Crew products - have announced the imminent release of a brand new product: FSCheckride:

CATIII Software is pleased to announce the upcoming release of FSCheckride.

FSCheckride is a brand-new concept in desktop aviation that allows users to create and run professional, feature-rich, interactive examinations using Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 or FSX as the platform.  

Whether you fly for real or fly a computer, the core idea behind FSCheckride is that the best way to learn (or refresh) your understanding of aviation regulations, laws and concepts is through studying and doing exam questions.

FSCheckride can be used as a:

• Learning aid
• Examination tool
• Creative tool
• FS business opportunity

Target Audience

• Flight simulator enthusiasts
• Real-world pilots
• Flight Training Units and Flight Instructors
• Virtual Airlines and other flightsim organizations such as VATSIM or IVAO
• Flight Simulator Developers (Freeware and Commercial)

Features

• Attractive and simple-to-operate User Interface
• Harness the power of FS9/FSX to create feature-rich, powerful exams
• Utilize movies (AVI or WMV), BMPs and WAV audio files to make your exams ‘come alive’
• Utilize flight situation files to put questions into real, visible context via FS9/FSX
• Creating exams requires NO programming knowledge
• Product comes pre-packaged with a 50 question FAA Instrument Test Edition 
• FAA Instrument Test Edition features the voice of Mike Foor, Capt B747
• FAA Instrument Test Edition includes many questions taken from actual FAA test databank
• Potential of product limited only by your imagination and creativity
• Distribute your created exams on the Internet
• Buy a commercial distribution license, build professional grade exams, and start your own FS business

Want to create and distribute your own tests?  Here are some possible exam ideas:

• Aircraft type rating exams for 3rd party aircraft (i.e., PMDG 737, LDS 767).
• Real-world civil and military aviation knowledge tests that cover aviation concepts, laws and regulations (FAA, JAR, Transport Canada and so on)
• SOPs or other company in-house materials
• ATC procedures
• Navigation

You can order FSCheckride from the FlightSim Pilot Shop for $19.99.

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