Simulator Session Planning Sheet

Use this sheet with an appropriately authorized instructor or provider. It organizes a U.S. FAA training discussion; it is not an approval, endorsement or logbook entry.

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Purpose and device

Student / date / provider
Precise learning objective or requirement
Device category / model / configuration
LOA or qualification document / expiration
Applicable rule or approved curriculum
Permitted credit and remaining requirements
Instructor / evaluator and required authorization

Plan and record separately

Allocate briefing, device activity and debriefing time. Record actual qualifying time under the applicable requirements separately from elapsed lesson time.

Briefing / practice / debrief (planned minutes)
Actual tasks / device activity time
Required record / signature / document copies

Fictional learning block: 10 + 35 + 15 = 60 elapsed minutes. This example does not establish 60 minutes of training credit.

Debrief and follow-through

What improved / recurring error
Differences from the actual aircraft
Next supervised task / unresolved questions

Confirm approval, configuration, rule, instructor requirements and logging arrangements before paying for a credit-bearing session.

Prepared September 11, 2026. References: FAA AC 61-136B and 14 CFR 61.57; check their current versions with the provider.

Guide: yenra.com/flight-simulator/