Mon, Dec 05, 2011
Pair Of Piper Seminole Level 5 FSTDs Valued At $700,000
A generous donation from the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust
brought Florida Institute of Technology two Frasca 242 Piper
Seminole Level 5 Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs). The
simulators, valued at $350,000 each, are housed in the Emil Buehler
Center for Aviation Training and Research, at Melbourne
International Airport, home of FIT Aviation.
FIT Instructor Michael Klenz, FIT
President Anthony Cantanese
The FSTDs are manufactured by Frasca International Inc. in
Urbana, IL. The cockpit is made from fiberglass and accurately
replicates the flight deck of an actual Piper Seminole aircraft. It
includes the actual Avidyne Entegra integrated avionics system as
installed within a Piper Seminole. The FSTD is equipped with
Frasca’s TruFeel electronic control loading system, which
provides realistic, variable control pressures throughout the
flight envelope. It is also equipped with TruVision Global visual
system, which is displayed through three LCD projectors onto a
cylindrical screen and provides pilots a 180° horizontal by
40° vertical field of view.
Said Glenn Vera, director of FIT Aviation, “The realism
exhibited with this device will greatly aid the flight students as
they progress through their multi-engine training.”
Students may use up to 25 hours simulator time during the
multiengine commercial course and multiengine add-on
course—for initial familiarization training, emergency
procedures and instrument training. “The benefits of
conducting flight training in the FSTDs include safety,
effectiveness and scheduling availability,” added Vera.
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