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+// shared/composables/flightlab/useFlightLabEngine.ts
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
+import type { FlightLabPhase, FlightLabScenario, FlightLabButton } from '../../data/flightlab/types'
+
+export function useFlightLabEngine(scenario: FlightLabScenario) {
+  const currentPhaseId = ref(scenario.phases[0]?.id ?? '')
+  const isPaused = ref(false)
+  const history = ref<Array<{ phaseId: string; buttonId: string; timestamp: number }>>([])
+  const startedAt = ref(Date.now())
+
+  const phasesMap = computed(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, FlightLabPhase>()
+    for (const phase of scenario.phases) {
+      map.set(phase.id, phase)
+    }
+    return map
+  })
+
+  const currentPhase = computed(() => phasesMap.value.get(currentPhaseId.value) ?? null)
+
+  // Count only main phases (not comfort/info branches) for progress
+  const mainPhaseIds = ['welcome', 'briefing', 'runway', 'engines_pre', 'engines_spool', 'takeoff_roll', 'rotation', 'gear_retract', 'climb', 'climb_high', 'leveloff', 'debrief', 'end']
+
+  const progress = computed(() => {
+    const idx = mainPhaseIds.indexOf(currentPhaseId.value)
+    if (idx === -1) {
+      // We're in a sub-phase, find the closest main phase from history
+      for (let i = history.value.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        const mainIdx = mainPhaseIds.indexOf(history.value[i].phaseId)
+        if (mainIdx !== -1) return Math.round((mainIdx / (mainPhaseIds.length - 1)) * 100)
+      }
+      return 0
+    }
+    return Math.round((idx / (mainPhaseIds.length - 1)) * 100)
+  })
+
+  const isFinished = computed(() => currentPhaseId.value === 'end')
+
+  function selectOption(button: FlightLabButton) {
+    if (isPaused.value) return
+    history.value.push({
+      phaseId: currentPhaseId.value,
+      buttonId: button.id,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    })
+    goToPhase(button.next)
+    return button
+  }
+
+  function goToPhase(phaseId: string) {
+    if (phasesMap.value.has(phaseId)) {
+      currentPhaseId.value = phaseId
+    }
+  }
+
+  function restart() {
+    currentPhaseId.value = scenario.phases[0]?.id ?? ''
+    isPaused.value = false
+    history.value = []
+    startedAt.value = Date.now()
+  }
+
+  function pause() { isPaused.value = true }
+  function resume() { isPaused.value = false }
+
+  function skipForward() {
+    const idx = mainPhaseIds.indexOf(currentPhaseId.value)
+    if (idx >= 0 && idx < mainPhaseIds.length - 1) {
+      goToPhase(mainPhaseIds[idx + 1])
+    }
+  }
+
+  function skipBack() {
+    const idx = mainPhaseIds.indexOf(currentPhaseId.value)
+    if (idx > 0) {
+      goToPhase(mainPhaseIds[idx - 1])
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    // State
+    currentPhaseId,
+    currentPhase,
+    isPaused,
+    history,
+    progress,
+    isFinished,
+    startedAt,
+    scenario,
+    // Actions
+    selectOption,
+    goToPhase,
+    restart,
+    pause,
+    resume,
+    skipForward,
+    skipBack,
+  }
+}