Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Using a simulator for a customer's entire type rating means we no longer have to schedule training around aircraft availability or weather conditions. We also will bring two additional Level D simulators online very soon and all will be operated about 20 hours per day, seven days a week. This additional simulator capacity will enable us to move customers through our type rating program faster, and also allow the start of recurrent flight training for our customers who have been operating their Eclipse 500s for a year."

Source: Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn. Eclipse announced Tuesday the FAA has awarded the planemaker's training provider, Higher Power Aviation (HPA), authorization to conduct Eclipse 500 Type Training under HPA's Part 142 Training Certificate. The authorization should increase Eclipse's training capacity dramatically... as it enables the company to type-rate customers in a Level D full-motion simulator before they take delivery of their planes, instead of using the customer's completed aircraft.

FMI: www.eclipseaviation.com, www.jetcrew.com, www.opinicus.com