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FlightSafety International pilots Francisco Roberto Gonzalez Calvo, David Thatcher and Darren Fleming are the first to become FlightSafety Master Aviators with the Dassault Falcon aircraft. Calvo is a Falcon 2000EX EASy pilot, while Thatcher and Fleming are Dassault Falcon 7X pilots. FlightSafety says earning Master Aviator demonstrates a pilot’s flying... 31 July 2018
The U.S. Army awarded Aptima a $168,000 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement to develop a prototype methodology that aligns current Army virtual, small-arms, marksmanship training systems with real-world, live-fire marksmanship training. “The purpose of this agreement is for Aptima to develop a methodology that efficiently transitions soldiers from basic... 31 July 2018
Irish airline Stobart Air, a franchise partner for major airlines, collaborated with the Cork International Airport-based Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) to train and recruit new pilots this year in, what the companies say, is a first-of-its-kind program. At the end of the program students will earn a commercial flying... 31 July 2018
The Air Mobility Command (AMC) selected MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida and Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington as the relocation sites for the next two KC-135 Stratotanker pilot flight simulators. CAE is supporting the relocation of these devices as the prime contractor responsible for the... 31 July 2018
The Chair of the rule-making group on Evidence-based Training at EASA, Captain Phil Cullen, has announced that the Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) for EBT has been published on the EASA website. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) stated in the European Aviation Safety plan (EASp) 2014-2017 the need for... 31 July 2018
Mark 7 Marine Mammal System (MMS) bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Systems Program (MMSP) supported dynamic mine countermeasure (MCM) training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations. The dolphins are part of the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program... 31 July 2018
Pinnacle Solutions’ KC-10 Training System received a one-year Authority to Operate (ATO) accreditation under the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Risk Management Framework (RMF). The accreditation process of a DoD Information Technology System (IT) ensures the system operates with an acceptable amount of risk as determined by the Authorizing Official (AO). ... 31 July 2018
Slitherine, a producer and publisher of digital wargames and strategy games, is a finalist in Spectator Magazine’s Economic Disruptor Award that recognizes creative entrepreneurship across the UK. Being a disruptor in an era of constant disruption requires a long-term strategic view, a close eye on present changes and the will... 30 July 2018
Cirrus Aviation, a flight training institution, purchased an Alsim AL172 simulator, a replica of the Cessna 172 SP Skyhawk NAVIII aircraft. The simulator features Garmin G1000 avionics and uses Alsim’s High Definition Visual System. It also meets the requirements for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Training Devices (FTD) level... 30 July 2018
PLEXSYS Interface Products Inc. won a subcontract from Aero Simulation (ASI) to provide its sonomarc communications simulation system for the U.S. Navy Aviation Distributed Training Center (NADTC) 2.0 Program. It will be used in the Navy's Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training in a distributed training center that supports mission... 30 July 2018
French flight school Trimaille Aero Formation (TAF) selected Alsim for the third time for its pilot training program by purchasing Alsim’s AL250 and ALX (Multi Engine Piston and Medium Jet) simulators. TAF used Alsim’s buyback campaign that lets schools replace their old devices with new ones with more updated technology. 27 July 2018
Ravenswood Solutions won a $2.2-million contract from the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command for communications and test support services during the U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s (USAOTC) review of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV). Ravenswood will provide support via its proprietary Mobile Ground Truth System (known to... 27 July 2018
