New FSS Should Be Ready For Use By The End Of The Years

A new ATR 72-600 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) will be added to the Asian Aviation Training Center (AATC) in Bangkok, Thailand. L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) says the FFS, in addition to an ATR 72-600 Flat Panel Trainer (FPT), will be ready for training before the end of the year. AATC is owned and operated by L-3 Link.

The ATR 72-600 FFS, which is based on L-3 Link’s RealitySeven simulation architecture, will be equipped with RSI Visual Systems’ XT4 image generator and projectiondesign’s FL35 DLP LED projection system.

In addition, L-3 Link will be upgrading a currently installed ATR 42/72 FFS with a DiGITS Instructor Station. The instructor station upgrade to the ATR 42/72 FFS will reflect the same standard that will be used on the ATR 72-600 FFS, allowing instructors with mixed ATR 500/600 fleets to easily switch between each Flight Simulation Training Device. This upgrade effort will be completed during the second quarter of 2014.

“Today’s announcement that we will be further expanding our Asian Aviation Training Center by introducing ATR 72-600 Flight Simulation Training Devices and upgrading existing equipment underscores L-3 Link’s ongoing commitment to our Asia-Pacific and Middle East customers,” said Lenny Genna, president of L-3 Link. “We are extremely pleased to be growing our training capability at AATC.”

(ATR 72-600 image from file)

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