University Boosts Training with $1M Grant
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Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) in Melbourne, Florida, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust to acquire advanced flight simulators for its flight training programs. In addition, the school is expecting to add new Piper aircraft to its fleet.
Florida Tech will acquire two FRASCA Mentor 242 simulators to replicate the five multi-engine Piper Seminole aircraft within its fleet. The simulators will feature the upgraded G3 Touch Avionics found in the Seminoles.
Piper Aircraft has made delivery of four new Piper Pilot 100i aircraft so far, which are part of the eight scheduled for delivery this year. Florida Tech currently operates an all-Piper fleet of Archers, Seminoles, and Warriors.
“At Florida Tech, our students learn by doing, and we are eager to get them into the cockpits of these cutting-edge Piper Pilots to start learning with our amazing flight instructors,” said Dr. John Nicklow, President of Florida Tech. “What makes all of this even more meaningful is that a dozen of our alumni working at Piper helped build these planes.”
Additionally, the university is considering purchasing two more simulators in the coming year to replicate the new Piper Pilot 100i aircraft recently added to their fleet.
