Sterling Flight Training, LLC, located in Jacksonville, FL\nhas placed an order for a Frasca Reconfigurable Training Device (RTD\u2122). The RTD\nwill be configured as Piper Archer G1000 with a wrap-around visual display\nsystem and is qualified as an FAA AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device). The\ndevice includes digital sound simulation and provides a high level of realism\nthat enables the students to transfer a greater amount of learning from the\nAATD to the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The RTD\u2122 will upgrade Sterling’s current simulator\ncapabilities and expand their training devices to accommodate a growing student\nbody. Purdue Global University\u2019s new professional flight degree program, of\nwhich they are the sole flight training provider, has an entire course built\naround this device. Students will complete 25 simulator hours practicing a\nvariety of different maneuvers and procedures including an IFR cross-country\nlab, instrument approaches, holds and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sterling currently operates a fleet of Piper and Cessna\naircraft for training, including Seminole, Archer and Warrior models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With more than 100 years of combined aviation experience on\nstaff, Sterling is uniquely qualified to provide a full range of pilot training\nservices to propel students into the industry. Offering Part 61 and Part 141\ninstruction, students can pursue individual pilot certificates and ratings or\npursue a professional pilot program and university partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are constantly investing in equipment and technology to\nbuild upon our strong training foundation,\u201d said Wayne Heller, CEO of Sterling.\n\u201cOur mission is to prepare tomorrow\u2019s pilots today, and ensure we are producing\nquality, career pilots that are ready to enter the aviation industry. The\naddition of this RTD to our training tools helps us meet that goal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sterling Flight Training, LLC, located in Jacksonville, FL has placed an order for a Frasca Reconfigurable Training Device (RTD\u2122). The RTD will be configured as Piper Archer G1000 with a wrap-around visual display system and is qualified as an FAA AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device). The device includes digital sound simulation and provides a high […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16131","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=16131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16132,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16131\/revisions\/16132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}