{"id":13000,"date":"2019-06-04T15:10:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T15:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=13000"},"modified":"2019-06-04T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T15:10:53","slug":"pilot-proficiency-offers-24-7-simulator-recurrency-training-for-private-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/illinois\/pilot-proficiency-offers-24-7-simulator-recurrency-training-for-private-pilots\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Pilot Proficiency Offers 24\/7 Simulator Recurrency Training for Private Pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pilot Proficiency, a new pilot training business\nproviding 24\/7 simulator access has taken delivery of a Frasca RTD simulator\nand is open for business at their first pilot recurrency training center\nlocated in Lisle, Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company offers FAA approved Frasca AATDs (advanced\naviation training devices) in locations convenient to pilots and available\n24\/7.&nbsp; Pilots can book simulator time by\nthe hour or make a commitment to proficiency with monthly subscription plans\nfor affordable recurrency training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilot Proficiency operates a Frasca RTD (reconfigurable\ntraining device) &#8211; an AATD featuring real Garmin G1000 Nxi software for a\nrealistic cockpit experience.The RTD can be configured to fly like the Cessna\n172 as well as Cessna and Piper Seminole multi-engine aircraft utilizing\nconversion kits. The Frasca RTD also features a three channel visual system and\nenclosure. Learn more about the Frasca RTD at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frasca.com\/reconfigurable-training-device-rtd\/\">http:\/\/www.frasca.com\/reconfigurable-training-device-rtd\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the RTD, pilots can self-log their simulator\nexperience without an instructor or safety pilot present. The company&#8217;s goal is\nto make it easy for pilots to maintain their currency by offering simulators in\nlocations where pilots live and work. Recent changes to FAR 61.57(c) allow\ninstrument-rated private pilots to log their required approaches, holding\nprocedures, and intercepting and tracking courses in FAA approved simulators to\nstay current. Pilot Proficiency&#8217;s simulators are available 24\/7 and are far\nless expensive than flying an airplane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pilot Proficiency, a new pilot training business providing 24\/7 simulator access has taken delivery of a Frasca RTD simulator and is open for business at their first pilot recurrency training center located in Lisle, Illinois. The company offers FAA approved Frasca AATDs (advanced aviation training devices) in locations convenient to pilots and available 24\/7.&nbsp; Pilots [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-illinois"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frasca-RTD-3Channel-G1000NXiedit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13002,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13000\/revisions\/13002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}