{"id":28627,"date":"2024-05-13T17:24:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=28627"},"modified":"2024-05-13T17:27:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:27:56","slug":"cirrus-delivers-new-fleet-of-trac-series-g7-aircraft-to-western-michigan-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/michigan\/cirrus-delivers-new-fleet-of-trac-series-g7-aircraft-to-western-michigan-university\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Cirrus Delivers New Fleet of TRAC Series G7 Aircraft to Western Michigan University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cirrus announced its delivery of seven TRAC20 G7 to Western Michigan University College of Aviation<\/a>. In July 2023, Cirrus and WMU announced a purchase agreement for 32 TRAC20 G7 aircraft. The TRAC20 G7 is the latest generation of the TRAC Series product line which includes the TRAC20, TRAC22 and TRAC22T. The TRAC Series aircraft is an advanced, high-performance aircraft manufactured by Cirrus and designed to be utilized for pilot training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As an aviation collegiate partner for nearly a quarter\ncentury, Western Michigan University is renewing its current fleet of 28 SR20s\nto 32 new, TRAC20 G7 aircraft. With the new TRAC20 G7 fleet, Western Michigan\nUniversity continues to position itself as a leader in training next-generation\naviation professionals with the advancements the TRAC20 G7 offers through\ntransferrable skills necessary to seamlessly transition from student to\nprofessional pilot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSupporting one of the largest collegiate flight programs is\nexciting, especially during a time when pilots are in high demand,\u201d said Zean\nNielsen, Chief Executive Officer of Cirrus. \u201cThe TRAC Series G7 offers the\nstudents at Western Michigan University a fantastic opportunity to position\nthemselves for a successful career in aviation by training on the most advanced\nflight deck available with the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System\u00ae (CAPS\u00ae) for a\nprimary trainer.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With G7, Cirrus adds Cirrus Perspective Touch+ by Garmin\u00ae\nand is the first-ever piston aircraft to incorporate dual Garmin Touch\nControllers. Perspective Touch+ offers larger, high-resolution displays with\nexpanded systems integration, enabling a more intuitive flight deck. Integrated\nsystems add to the aircraft\u2019s robust list of stability features including the\nElectronic Stability and Protection system and an integrated engine indication\nand crew alerting\/warning systems all features found on today\u2019s advanced\nairliners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 2005, WMU entered into a partnership with Cirrus that\npersists to this day,\u201d said Dr. Raymond Thompson, Dean of Western Michigan\nUniversity. \u201cWhen the University was looking to take collegiate flight training\ninto the 21st Century, they looked no further than Cirrus. Since the arrival of\nthe first TRAC20, WMU has fully embraced the sophistication and benefits of the\nCirrus aircraft. From a functional standpoint, the benefits students obtain\nfrom learning to fly in the Cirrus result in professional pilot candidates who\nare career ready.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Western Michigan University\u2019s College of Aviation offers the\nonly comprehensive aviation program at a public university in the state of\nMichigan, and with approximately 1,100 undergraduate students, is one of the\nlargest aviation programs in the nation. Backed\nby 85 years of aviation experience, education, and our excellent industry\nreputation, WMU’s College of Aviation is a powerful force in the future of\naviation training. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cirrus announced its delivery of seven TRAC20 G7 to Western Michigan University College of Aviation. In July 2023, Cirrus and WMU announced a purchase agreement for 32 TRAC20 G7 aircraft. The TRAC20 G7 is the latest generation of the TRAC Series product line which includes the TRAC20, TRAC22 and TRAC22T. The TRAC Series aircraft is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,116,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-education","category-front-page-slider","category-michigan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Western-Michigan-Fleet-Photo-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28627","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=28627"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28634,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28627\/revisions\/28634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}