IMPORTANCE OF FLIGHT SIMULATION IN THE PRIMARY TRAINING OF COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE PILOTS, FOR THE PROPER MANAGEMENT OF DEFENSE RESOURCES.

Flight simulation has become an indispensable learning tool for developing aircrew capabilities and skills in the aviation environment. In just over half a century, it has earned a reputation for high levels of fidelity and the ability to provide an environment, in which effective flight crew training can be conducted at lower cost and safety, helping to prevent accidents and loss of life and improving the cockpit's decisionmaking process. This paper aims to verify the importance of simulated flight in the primary training of the Colombian Air Force (hereinafter FAC) pilots. Through the research of documentary review on its evolution, application, technical and operational requirements, and cost-effectiveness to determine the appropriate defense resources management. Consequently, the research is composed of the following sections: first, to analyze the current regulations for flight simulator training for primary pilot training in the FAC; second, to identify the advantages of flight simulator training for FAC crews used in air operations for the security and defense of the Nation; third, to verify the cost-benefit in the adequate administration of defense resources; and finally, to determine if the incorporation of simulated training missions improves the learning process for the training process; third, to verify the cost-benefit in the adequate administration of defense resources, and finally, to determine if the incorporation of simulated training missions improves the learning and decisionmaking process, which results in the improvement of instruction processes and reduces operating costs for the Institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]