Tue, Nov 22, 2005
Can Be Used For Instrument Proficiency Checks
Frasca International announced Monday its Mentor training sim
has been approved by the FAA as an Advanced Aviation Training
Device (AATD). As an AATD, the Mentor can be used for
satisfying tasks, maneuvers and procedures under select sections of
Federal Regulations for parts 61 and 141.
With this approval, the Mentor can also now be used for
instrument proficiency checks and special training curricula such
as the Garmin G1000 "glass panel" training program offered by
Frasca customer, Vectair USA. The program is based on F.I.T.S. (FAA
Industry Training Standards) guidelines and is a scenario based
program, requiring students to manage various resources and make
decisions while flying the highly advanced "glass" cockpits of
today's aircraft.
The Mentor can be used for a maximum of 20 hours toward the
instrument rating, 2.5 hours towards the Private Pilot Certificate,
50 hours towards a Commercial Certificate and 25 hours towards the
Airline Transport Pilot’s Certificate (ATP).
The Frasca Mentor is capable of training pilots to fly
integrated avionics systems, such as the new Garmin G1000 or
Avidyne Entegra, as well as conventional instrumentation without
investing in more advanced FTDs.
Although designed with smaller schools in mind, the Mentor uses
much of the same technology as Frasca’s higher level FTDs and
FFSs. Standard features for the Mentor include an FAA approved
flight data package, Jeppeson Nav data, full size flight controls
including rudder pedals and brakes, conventional instrumentation,
Avidyne Entegra or Garmin G1000, Graphical Instructors Station
(GISt), multi-channel sound simulation, and TruVision visual system
with optional visual display systems.
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