Flight simulator would simulate operations of ATF2 beam line on local computers even with no network connection. Also, it works for real beam tuning. So, the simulator must be portable.
Key issue is to develop the beam line model to reproduce real beam performances.
There could be different simulators for each beam tuning person, while they must be based on the same model. So, the simulators should share a common model data base.
For example, SAD, PLACET and Lucretia have been used for simulations at KEK, CERN and SLAC, respectively.
When I talked to Oide-san, he commented as; Actually, SAD will be used as flight simulator at JPARC in the same way as Glen's flight simulator. Akio Morita (KEK) is making a SAD flight simulator for LHC at CERN. At KEKB, SAD directly controls magnet currents. Ideal control system must accept multiple simulators for cross-check each other. ( SAD is very similar to Mathematica and SAD can run on Linux system. So it is portable and free software . )
Comparison or cross-check must be very nice/unique feature with different simulators for international participation in ATF2 project. In this sense, your flight simulator must be very useful.
In principle, ATF control system can run multiple simulators, one of which beam tuning person can select. This may be ideal for international collaboration.
So, a single standard flight simulator might not be good idea. However, your flight simulator may be only one for the moment .
We would like to encourage beam tuning group for the policy making.
Also we would like to remind you the ATF2 group organization as in appended PDF file. We must organize a beam tuning group which should be close to Operation Group led by S. Kuroda who is also the deputy for Beam operation in the System/Group Coordinators of ATF international collaboration .
It is clear that the deputy/leader has responsibility of beam tuning and operation at ATF2.