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| October 5, 2016, Urbana, IL. Frasca International, Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply a TBM 930 Level 6 Flight Training Device (FTD) to SIMCOM Aviation Training. The FTD will be the first device to simulate the TBM 930 aircraft and will feature the actual aircraft cockpit, RSI XT4 Visual System with a 220 degree display system, actual Garmin G3000 avionics, Weather Radar, Synthetic Vision Terrain Awareness System and Traffic Advisory System. The FTD will be installed at SIMCOM’s Lee Vista Training Center in Orlando where it will allow SIMCOM instructors to provide pilot training in a highly realistic environment.
“We’re are very pleased to be collaborating with SIMCOM for their TBM 930 FTD. Frasca and SIMCOM are well known in the simulation and flight training industries and working together to provide the best FTD for this new aircraft is a rewarding project for both companies,” stated John Frasca, President, Frasca International, Inc. “SIMCOM has been the exclusive authorized training provider for Daher on the TBM program since 1999.”, said Eric Hinson, President and CEO, SIMCOM International. “By partnering with FRASCA, a leading provider of high fidelity flight training devices, SIMCOM will be able to provide highly realistic training on the latest version of the TBM.”  About SIMCOM: SIMCOM Aviation Training offer professional pilots and owner/pilots realistic simulator-based training for a number of jet, turboprop and piston powered airplanes. SIMCOM currently operates 53 simulators in four locations – Orlando, Florida; Scottsdale, Arizona; Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and Humberside, United Kingdom. Courses are available for initial and recurrent training. Speciality and maintenance training is also available. For further information, contact SIMCOM at 1.800.272.0211, or see SIMCOM online at www.simulator.com.
About FRASCA International: Frasca International, Urbana, Illinois, USA, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of Flight Simulators, Flight Training Devices and Simulation components. Frasca has a proven reputation for delivering high quality simulation equipment and leads the industry in simulation technology such as aerodynamics simulation, flight test, data acquisition, visual systems, NVG simulation, control loading, motion systems, motion cueing, manufacturing & fabrication, electronics design and more. Since its founding in 1958, over 2700 Frasca simulators have been delivered worldwide. Frasca is ISO: 9001 certified. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.frasca.com (http://www.frasca.com/) or contact Peggy Prichard at pprichard@frasca.com. Digital photos available upon request. |
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