New Flight Training Devices Coming to Central

Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA has placed an order for two Frasca FTDs, a G58 Baron TruFlite FTD with G1000 and a CRJ-200 Level 5 FTD. Both FTDs will include Frasca's TruVision visual system. The CRJ will also include Frasca's off-line debrief station. Central Washington University is a longtime customer with several Frasca devices in use. The simulators are due to arrive in the Summer of 2009 and be ready for student use starting fall quarter.

Facilities

The Flight Technology Center is located at Bowers Field, near the CWU campus. Most flight related academic courses are taught in Black Hall on the CWU campus.

Flight Training Device Training

The center's FTD room houses $1.3 million worth of flight training equipment, which includes: a PC lab for computer-based training, two Frasca 141 single engine FTD's, a Frasca 242 multiengine FTD equipped with area navigation, electronic flight instrumentation and autopilot, a 242T, which simulates a Super King Air 200 pressurized twin turboprop aircraft, equipped with a Universal UNS1-B FMS, a full 19 leg-type, flight management computer system (FMS) with vertical navigation (VNAV) capability, and a Frasca CRJ 200.

The simulator training you receive as part of our program will be invaluable to you. The major benefits derived from this training includes: Crew Resource Management (CRM) training, Line-Oriented Flight Training (LOFT), Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) familiarization, HSI, RMI, RNAV, Autopilot and Flight Director operation, and Flight Management System (FMS) operation.