{"id":17192,"date":"2020-12-15T15:17:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T15:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17192"},"modified":"2020-12-15T15:17:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T15:17:41","slug":"aspen-flight-academy-to-welcome-new-alsim-al40-simulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/colorado\/aspen-flight-academy-to-welcome-new-alsim-al40-simulator\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Flight Academy to Welcome New ALSIM AL40 Simulator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Aspen Flight Academy in Colorado, a one-of-a-kind\nprogram that offers every Aspen High School student the chance to experience\nflight and learn about careers in aviation, will receive a new ALSIM AL40\nsimulator. An exact replica of Diamond\u2019s DA40 NG aircraft, this will be the\nfirst AL40 in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alsim-DA-combo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17193\" width=\"219\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alsim-DA-combo-1.png 629w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alsim-DA-combo-1-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The high fidelity AL40 is a perfect match to Aspen\u2019s fleet\nof new Diamond aircraft. Aspen received the first two DA40 NGs in August 2020\nand plans on receiving two more a year for the next nine years. Like the\naircraft itself, the AL40 boasts an impressive list of features including a\nGarmin G1000 NXi and GFC 700 autopilot\/flight director with electric pitch\ntrim. The AL40 includes ALSIM\u2019s own advanced in-house VFR image generator and\nvisual system with a 210-degree screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Scott Firsing of ALSIM\u2019s North America office explains\nthe multiple benefits of utilizing the AL40: \u201cThe new flight training device\nwill allow students to learn the Aspen\/Pitkin County airport and surrounding\nterrain. They will become more familiar with the basics of flight training,\nwhile at the same time learn the avionics and get a better feel for the power\nand speed of the aircraft. As the student\u2019s skills increase, they can practice\nhow to handle numerous failures that they might encounter in the real world.\nAnd they can do all of this in a safe and comfortable, yet realistic learning\nenvironment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Mike Pearce, the Aspen Flight Academy\u2019s Board of\nDirectors Chairman, a Boeing 777 Captain for American Airlines and the creator\nof the Every Student Flies program adds: \u201cWe have given hundreds of\nintroductory flight lessons to our High Schools students and staff. Our current\nclasses are now over-subscribed! Our hope and plan is for other public high\nschools across America to be excited about our program and look into doing the\nsame in their communities. We have worked to boilerplate all aspects of our\nprogram so other High Schools can simply roll out the program without all the\nbrain damage we have gone through. This would include legal, aircraft,\nsimulators, fundraising, insurance and many other aspects of program\nmanagement.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Pearce adds: \u201cI envision a strong long-term\npartnership with ALSIM where young aviators succeed. The model, meaning the\nformat, curriculum, equipment, and overall boilerplate that we create with our\nDiamond Aircraft and the ALSIM Simulator, will be the gold standard that we\nwill then roll out all across America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aspen\u2019s AL40 simulator will be on display and available to\nfly at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2021 in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aspen Flight Academy in Colorado, a one-of-a-kind program that offers every Aspen High School student the chance to experience flight and learn about careers in aviation, will receive a new ALSIM AL40 simulator. An exact replica of Diamond\u2019s DA40 NG aircraft, this will be the first AL40 in North America. 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