Rockwell Collins delivers 737 NG simulator to Pan Am International Flight Academy
April 29, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla., 29 April 2010. Rockwell Collins delivered an advanced Edge 737 NG Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to the Pan Am International Flight Academy's North American training center in Miami, marking the U.S debut of the new system. The announcement was made at the World Aviation Training Symposium (WATS).
Posted by John McHaleORLANDO, Fla., 29 April 2010. Rockwell Collins delivered an advanced Edge 737 NG Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to the PanAmInternationalFlightAcademy's North American training center in Miami, marking the U.S debut of the new system. The announcement was made at the World Aviation Training Symposium (WATS). The Edge 737 NG FFS is part of a family of Edge training solutions from Rockwell Collins, based on the company's CORE simulation architecture. The system features:- Rockwell Collins' display and image generating technology offering industry-leading realism; - a configurable instructor tools suite that enables customized training to match the needs of trainees; - an open systems hardware and software architecture that supports upgrades, allowing proactive obsolescence management and integration of the latest in commercial-off-the-shelf technology; and - a scalable, modular design providing a range of training devices with common software and hardware components. The Edge 737 NG FFS, introduced by Rockwell Collins in 2009, is expected to achieve Level D certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) next month. "We developed our Edge full flight simulator from a clean-sheet design and have been getting outstanding feedback on its capabilities, ease of use, and flexibility in creating tailored programs for the end user," says Ken Schreder, vice president and general manager of Simulation and Training Solutions for Rockwell Collins. "The delivery to Pan Am is especially important to us as we look to introduce more training centers and pilots to the advanced capabilities of this system." "As the latest customer for the Rockwell Collins Edge 737 NG FFS, PanAmInternationalFlightAcademy is able to meet the simulator training needs for all our 737 NG Airline customers with this outstanding training device," says Vito Cutrone, president of PanAmInternationalFlightAcademy.
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