Tue, Jan 28, 2003
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Frasca
International have received the highest Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) approval rating ever for a flight-training
device. The Frasca Seminole flight-training device (FTD) at
Embry-Riddle's campus in Prescott (AZ), has been approved at FAA
Level 6, becoming the first flight-training device based on a
training aircraft to qualify at such a high level.
The Level 6 qualification for the Embry-Riddle
Frasca Seminole FTD is part of the continuing Federal Aviation
Regulation 142 certification process with the FAA. With this goal
accomplished, Embry-Riddle now plans to train students in the FTD
to a significantly higher degree.
The devices, which are in use at Embry-Riddle's Prescott and
Daytona Beach (FL), campuses, simulate the Piper PA44 Seminole and
the Cessna 172 aircraft used in daily flight-training activities at
both campuses. The FTDs are equipped with Frasca's new 220-degree
visual display system, custom cockpit, and other components of the
actual aircraft.
Embry-Riddle officials predict that usage of the
Level 6 flight-training device will increase the quality of
training for students and allow the cost of training to decrease.
Student training will closely parallel commercial airline training,
with scenario-based sessions that develop a student's experience
and judgment.
Embry-Riddle will ultimately operate a fleet of four Level 6
Seminoles and ten Level 6 Cessna 172s when the FAA qualifications
are completed, making Embry-Riddle the single largest operator of
Level 6 FTDs in the world. There are only 23 active Level 6 FTDs in
existence, the majority of which are used for transport class
aircraft.
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