An instructor station for a simulator comprises an instructor seat having a base, a support structure and a console. The support structure is connected to the base. The console includes a display and controls for controlling a simulation performed by the simulator. The console is connected to the support structure. The support structure and the console are functionally located on a side of the instructor seat. A simulator training system comprises a floor, a trainee area and an instructor station. The trainee area has at least one trainee seat connected to the floor while the instructor station is displaceable on the floor.