Equipment Behind Aviation Skills: The CNFSimulator Product Line in Pilot Training
Qualification in aviation rests on standardised training. Personnel complete a defined volume of training before they are licensed to work, and that training is delivered on purpose-built equipment. For aviation colleges and training organisations, the aircraft types a device range covers, the qualification it holds, and its availability together set the boundary of what can be taught.
Stages of Training
Aviation skills are developed in sequence.
The entry stage serves school aviation classrooms, youth science education bases and aviation-focused curricula. Content covers flight deck familiarisation, principles of flight and basic handling. Devices at this stage need to be operable, repeatable and manageable within a class period.
The professional stage is delivered by aviation colleges and vocational institutions. Coursework covers principles of flight, systems knowledge, standard operating procedures and abnormal handling, using flight training devices for structured instruction.
The licence and type rating stage is delivered by flight academies and airline training organisations, where correspondence with the aircraft is the governing requirement.
Maintenance training runs alongside these stages on its own track, moving from systems knowledge through procedural work to fault isolation.
Each stage places different technical demands on equipment. One condition runs across all of them: habits formed at one stage should carry into the next. Where devices come from different manufacturers and follow different operating logic, students re-adapt at every transition.
Stage Coverage Across the CNFSimulator Range
CnTech Co., Ltd. has developed flight simulation equipment in Shanghai since 2007 under the CNFSimulator brand. The range covers CNFSimulator.C172, CNFSimulator.DA40, CNFSimulator.DA42, CNFSimulator.A320 and CNFSimulator.C919 flight training devices, alongside CNFSimulator.BATD basic aviation training devices and CNFSimulator.VMT virtual maintenance trainers.
The CNFSimulator.C919 flight simulator serves entry-stage familiarisation and vocational college training, supporting flight procedure learning and handling practice in a Chinese large aircraft flight deck environment. CNFSimulator.FTD.C172 and CNFSimulator.FTD.DA40 address single-engine training, and CNFSimulator.FTD.DA42 addresses multi-engine training. These devices are in service with Chinese flight academies and have been evaluated by the Flight Standards Department of CAAC as meeting CCAR-60 Level 5 requirements. The CNFSimulator.A320 full cockpit simulator addresses transport category training requirements.
On the maintenance side, the CNFSimulator.VMT virtual maintenance trainer covers A320, B737-800 and C919 aircraft, reproducing aircraft systems, components and maintenance procedures in software. It supports operation, functional test, removal and installation, and fault isolation training in Part 66, Part 147 and CCAR-147 programmes, where aircraft and component availability would otherwise limit how much practice a student completes.
The range covers every stage from entry familiarisation to professional training, with devices built on a common technical architecture and supported by the iFSim software platform.
Vocational Skills in Focus
The 48th WorldSkills Competition took place in Shanghai from 22 to 27 September 2026. Organised by WorldSkills International and held every two years, the event is widely described as the Olympics of vocational skills, and Aircraft Maintenance is among its competition skills. Vocational skills and technical training entered broad public discussion during the competition period.
Long-Term Operating Conditions
Purchase price forms one part of the total cost of a flight training device. Software updates, spare parts supply and manufacturer support take effect after delivery. While a device is out of service, every course running on it has to be rescheduled.
CNFSimulator supplies technical support and spare parts directly, with remote diagnosis and on-site service dispatched according to fault severity. Long-term maintenance packages are available. Where existing equipment faces discontinued manufacturer support, unavailable parts or repair costs beyond reasonable limits, a trade-in and repair service covers simulators of any brand, any aircraft type and any operating condition.
Contact
CnTech Co., Ltd. (CNFSimulator)
1F, Building 3, Lingang Excellence Tech Park, 877 Jiuxin Rd, Songjiang, Shanghai 201615, China
Tel: +86-18817570024
Email: info@en.cntech.com
Web: en.cntech.com
