A Philippine college orders an Alsim simulator built for both pilot and engineering training

Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna in the Philippines has ordered an Alsim AL250 flight simulator fitted with the company's Engineering Pack, aimed at both pilot trainees and aeronautical engineering students. The AL250 is certified as an EASA FNPT II, FAA AATD and Transport Canada FTD Level 2 device with instrument approach capability, and its reconfigurable single- and multi-engine setups with analog or glass cockpits are meant to cover private, commercial, instrument and multi-engine training in one machine. The Engineering Pack adds a separate use case on top of that: it connects to MATLAB and Simulink and exposes close to 4,000 editable variables, letting engineering students adjust an aircraft's modelled flight characteristics and build their own research projects rather than only flying a fixed aircraft profile. Capt. Michael John P. Reyes, dean of the college's aviation institute, said the choice reflects a push to modernise its curriculum and strengthen industry ties. Alsim described the order as one of three simulator deals it closed in the same week, without naming the other two.