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title: "Basic instrument training device (BITD) — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 2, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011: ‘basic instrument training device (BITD)’ means a ground-based training device for the training of pilots…"
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# basic instrument training device (BITD)

EASA defines “basic instrument training device (BITD)” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘basic instrument training device (BITD)’ means a ground-based training device for the training of pilots representing the student pilot's station of a class of aeroplanes, which may use screen-based instrument panels and spring-loaded flight controls, and providing a training platform for at least the procedural aspects of instrument flight;

Article 2 · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Easy Access Rules, 25 Nov 2025 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/cover-regulation/powers-and-recitals#article-2)

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- [Aircrew](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircrew)
- [alternative means of compliance](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/alternative-means-of-compliance)
- [approved training organisation (ATO)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/approved-training-organisation)
- [ARO.RAMP](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aroramp)
- [Automatically validated](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/automatically-validated)
- [cabin crew member](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/cabin-crew-member)
- [certification specifications](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/certification-specifications)