Wed, Oct 11, 2006
Dowling College School of Aviation
students will be training on one of the most advanced, realistic
air traffic control (ATC) simulators in the world, according to
FIRSTplus supplier Raytheon Canada Limited. FIRSTplus technology
allows Dowling students to experience simulated tower operations,
approach and enroute operations, procedural operations and ATC
voice communications.
Located at the school's Brookhaven campus, the Dowling College
FIRSTplus simulator consists of a 3-D ATC tower, radar training
stations, pseudo pilots and voice recognition. Raytheon COMMplus, a
complementary product, provides voice communications simulator and
voice recordings.
*Dowling continues to be a leader in aviation education and we
are excited to incorporate such an advanced ATC simulator into our
curriculum. With the FIRSTplus ATC simulator, we are training our
students with state-of-the-art equipment and technology that*s
being used worldwide by air navigation agencies and other ATC
training institutions,* said Martin Holley, Dean of Dowling's
School of Aviation.
The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced that they
will be hiring more than 12,000 air traffic controllers. Dowling is
one of only fourteen colleges in the country to participate in the
FAA's Air Traffic Control Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI)
Program, the sole civilian source of new hires. Students who are
enrolled in an aviation degree program and who meet FAA and School
of Aviation requirements are eligible to participate in this
program.
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