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time engineering simulation (rtes). A simulator designed to test avionics algorithms with a pilot in the loop, consisting of a simulated cockpit, an aircraft model, sensor models, and algorithms to be tested; rtes is often used during development to check algorithms, such as the navigation, radio navigation, guidance and flight director, prior to full-scale software development; rtes gives systems engineers early insight in human factors problems, pilot complaints, algorithm bugs, unstability in the algorithms, expected performance (accuracy), and pilot-machine interaction; Synonyms: piloted simulation; Compare: built-in simulation;