The Aviation Program at Utah State University, part of the\nCollege of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Logan, will soon be adding a\nFrasca RTD (Reconfigurable Training Device) to their training program. The RTD\nsimulates the university’s fleet of Diamond DA40 aircraft including Garmin\nG1000 NXi avionics and will feature a single channel visual display system with\nFrasca’s TruVision Global visual system. Utah State University holds the\nhighest FAA flight training approval of part 141. The RTD will allow a portion\nof the required flight time to be replaced with simulator hours. Utah State\nwill take delivery of the first DA40 RTD built by Frasca. Other aircraft models\navailable on the RTD include the Cessna 172, Piper Archer and Piper Seminole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUtah State University Aviation is pleased to announce the\nacquisition of the Frasca RTD. The\nsimulator is a mock-up of the university\u2019s fleet aircraft, the Diamond DA40,\nwhich will assist student pilots at the airport. The simulator will put student pilots in a\nfamiliar setting (the cockpit) while also putting them in unfamiliar situations\nincluding excessive crosswinds on landing, complex instrument approach\nprocedures, and crisis situations such as simulated engine failure during a\nflight. This new simulator will allow student pilots to learn, perform tasks,\nand procedures they could execute in real aircraft without endangering\nthemselves or the aircraft. This\ntraining will build a trigger point so if they did encounter issues in real\nlife they will have a accurate experience to draw from.\u201d – Aaron Dyches, Utah\nState University Director of Flight Operations \/Chief Flight Instructor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Frasca RTD is an FAA-approved Advanced Aviation Training\nDevice (AATD). It features Frasca\u2019s advanced aerodynamic software using flight\ntest data, a browser\/web-based instructor station, and convincing\nout-the-window visual graphics for a realistic flying experience. Designed to\nbe robust for reliability and ease of maintenance, the RTD is easily\nreconfigurable between different aircraft models. A key feature is real Garmin\nG1000 NXi software, which provides realistic simulation and an accurate\ntraining experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The G1000 NXi software also enables the Frasca RTD to\ninclude Garmin\u2019s newest features: Synthetic Vision Technology with its\n3-dimensional \u2018pathway\u2019 view, terrain awareness and warning system and easily\nupdatable navigation databases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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