Fri, Jun 13, 2003
New Simulators to Join Fleet at FSI
Cessna's customer support continues to expand
through its partnership with FlightSafety International. With the
increasing fleet of Citations, and the three newest Citations (the
Mustang,
CJ3 and Sovereign, right), Cessna projects the need to add eight
simulators as the new products reach the customer delivery
phase.
Cessna and FlightSafety currently offer Citation and Caravan
customers flight training on 44 flight training devices. Of these,
20 are certified by the FAA to Level "D," the highest designation
for realism in flight replication. Since January 2003, Cessna and
FlightSafety have added four new Level "D" simulators.
Ahead of the power curve...
"One of our goals is to provide customers with the
ability to train in a certified flight simulator at the time their
aircraft is delivered. With new products like the Citation
Sovereign, this means we are working on simulator certification
simultaneously with aircraft certification. Historically, we have
certified flight simulators several months after the delivery of a
brand-new product. With the Citation Sovereign, we expect to have
it in operation before the delivery of the first Sovereign," said
Chad Martin, Cessna's Manager of Training.
Cessna's FlightSafety partnership extends from 1980. Since that
time, over 100,000 pilots and maintenance technician courses for
Citations and Caravans have been provided. Cessna and FlightSafety
signed a new 15-year agreement in April 2002 that continues
Cessna's recognition of FlightSafety as the official
factory-authorized training organization for all Citations and
Caravans.
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