Mon, Jun 01, 2009
New FTD Features G1000 Integrated Cockpit And New High-Def
Visuals
A new TBM 850 flight training device (FTD) is now fully
operational at the Orlando, Florida training center of SimCom. This
new training tool has a high-resolution visual system and is
configured with the TBM 850’s Garmin G1000 integrated
avionics suite. Its location on the US south Atlantic coast
centrally positions the simulator for TBM 850 operators throughout
North America, as well as for customers in Latin and Central
America.
“With its G1000-equipped cockpit and high-definition
visuals, SimCom’s new flight training device will ease the
TBM 850 transition course by creating an environment that is very
close to real-world conditions,” said Nicolas Chabbert, the
President of SOCATA North America, who also is a Certified Flight
Instructor. "As the TBM fleet grows, SimCom's training programs
continue to combine advanced simulation technology with the latest
computer animation to provide pilots with a highly realistic
training experience.”
The TBM 850 FTD’s visual system uses a Redifun RASTER XT
image generator with a 172-deg.-wide field of view. This advanced
60-Hz visual
system offers day/dawn/dusk/night or continuous time of day
operation. It features more than 15,000 light points per channel
with 2.5-arc-minute resolution and uni- and bi-directional light
point lobe patterns. In addition, the FTD integrates new functions
on instructor touch screens and a new improved audio system.
Chabbert adds that pilots who complete their training at SimCom
will be well prepared to operate the technologically-advanced TBM
850 and benefit fully from the aircraft’s integrated avionics
suite – which enhances the management of flight data, eases
workload and increases situational awareness.
“SimCom offers a broad range of training programs designed
to meet operators’ specific needs, and our new TBM 850 FTD
further expands our portfolio of simulator training programs
– which already includes the TBM 700,” explained Tracy
Brannon, SimCom’s senior vice president and managing
director.
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