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Florida Tech
Receives Two Flight Simulators From Emil Perpetual Trust By Daniel Guevarra |
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December 4, 2011 - 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. The FSTDs are manufactured by Frasca International Inc. in Urbana, Ill. 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. |
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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.
About the
Emil Buehler Perpetual trust, the Emil Buehler Trust was
established in 1984 to perpetuate the memory of Emil Buehler and
his commitment to aviation science and technology.
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