The Link Trainer, or "pilot maker" was created in the mid-1930s out of the need for a safe way to teach new pilots how to fly IFR. It was created by Edwin Albert Link, who was formerly an Organ builder, used is knowledge of pumps valves and bellows to create a flight simulator that responded to the pilots controls and gave an accurate reading on the avionics.

See also

• Air Safety
• Simulation

External links

• The Link Trainer (http://www.mapsairmuseum.org/linktrainer.htm)
• Edwin Link Bio (http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aerojava/link.htm)