Orders Ten Sims

Silver State Helicopters, headquartered in North Las Vegas will be the launch customer for Frasca International’s new single engine helicopter flight training device, the TruFlite-H. Silver State has placed an order for ten devices which will be used for flight training at various locations throughout California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.

The TruFlite H utilizes Frasca’s recently developed TruFlite technology, making it reconfigurable between three single engine piston helicopter models; the Robinson R22, Robinson R44 and Schweizer 300 which are used for flight training. The devices will feature a two seat cockpit, interchangeable cyclics (Robinson T-bar and conventional style), Frasca’s digital sound system, and TruVision single channel projected visual system. Frasca International launched the TruFliteTM reconfigurable device and TruVision last year and has sold over 30 TruFliteTM units to date.

According to John Frasca, Vice President of Frasca International, Inc., "The TruFlite-H is a result of existing technology being implemented into a new requirement. In this case our very successful TruFlite technology was integrated into a helicopter device. This was possible because of the critical mass of Silver State Helicopter’s requirements for ten devices, which allowed us to develop an affordable reconfigurable helicopter device. And, of course, we’re very excited about working with Silver State Helicopters on this project. They’re a great organization and the perfect customer for these devices."

Chad Stone, Director of Information Technology at Silver State Helicopters stated, "When we started our flight training in 2002 we ordered 9 simulators from a competitor. Through hands-on experience we found that those were not robust enough and the company was not responsive to our needs. Working with the people at Frasca has been an absolute pleasure, they have taken the time to find out our needs and they have designed a simulator that will meet our unique challenges. Our pilots and students can not wait to get in the TruFlite-H and fly it."

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