{"id":18195,"date":"2021-04-13T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18195"},"modified":"2021-04-13T13:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T13:01:00","slug":"canada-training-solutions-acquires-alsim-al250-simulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/canada-training-solutions-acquires-alsim-al250-simulator\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Canada Training Solutions acquires ALSIM AL250 simulator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ALSIM Simulators has announced the sale of an AL250 to\nCanada Training Solutions (CTS) based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This will be\nCTS\u2019 first ALSIM simulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/CTS-ALSIMedit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18197\" width=\"227\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CTS-ALSIMedit.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CTS-ALSIMedit-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Their AL250 can be reconfigured to represent several types\nof piston aircraft typically used for pilot training. The AL250 also contains\nthe latest real Garmin GTN650 and both round dials and \u2018glass\u2019 flight decks.\nThe simulator will be certified by Transport Canada as a Level 2-IPC rated\ndevice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CTS also owns several aircraft including a fleet of Diamond\nDA20s and a Diamond DA42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Scott Firsing of ALSIM\u2019s North America office explains:\n\u201cDue to its versatility, immersion, and smaller physical footprint, the AL250\nis one of our best sellers in Canada and worldwide. Due to the country\u2019s\ngeography, the importance of aviation to Canada is no secret, and we at ALSIM\nare happy to be a small part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firsing adds, \u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure to work with Garrett and\nthe CTS team over recent months. We see this first ALSIM AL250 purchase as a\nstart to a relationship that can only blossom over the coming years. We share\nthe same vision and same belief in the benefits future technology can bring to\nthe aviation and aerospace sectors, particularly in the flight training\nmarket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President of CTS, a former RCAF Pilot and airline executive,\nMr Garrett Lawless explains: &#8220;CTS exists to help flight schools\nincorporate proven innovations within their programs. We have long admired\nALSIM for producing affordable, high-quality flight simulators, and are most\nimpressed with the latest technologies being introduced on the new AL250. This\nsimulator will be placed with our Ottawa team, where it will be surrounded by\nseveral high-quality flight schools, have access to an aviation college program\nand four airports that are suitable for flight training. Also nearby are\nTransport Canada, the National Research Council, the Department of National\nDefence and the best aerospace engineering program in the country. We hope that\nby bringing our first ALSIM device to the National Capital Region, we can help\nthese local teams produce a truly Canadian Centre of Excellence in aviation\ntraining and innovation that will strongly appeal to both national and\ninternational students. We are very proud to join the ALSIM family.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CTS\u2019 AL250 is currently on display at the Sun \u2018n Fun\nAerospace Expo in Lakeland Florida, USA. The simulator will be installed in\nCanada later on in the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALSIM Simulators has announced the sale of an AL250 to Canada Training Solutions (CTS) based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This will be CTS\u2019 first ALSIM simulator. Their AL250 can be reconfigured to represent several types of piston aircraft typically used for pilot training. The AL250 also contains the latest real Garmin GTN650 and both round [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALSIM-for-Canadaedit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18195","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=18195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18198,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18195\/revisions\/18198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}