Airliner World – May 2018

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Av iation

Training

The latest

training aids

available for

the aviation

professional

Aeros Expansion

Modular flight training school Aeros

Flight Training has opened a new base

at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The

South Yorkshire airport offers the full

range of services required for

commercial training, such as radar and

Instrument Landing System approach-

es, enabling Aeros to offer airline pilot

tuition, from a private pilot’s licence to

multi-engine instrument rating.

Nick Dunn, Managing Director at

Aeros, commented: “The next few

months are set to be really exciting

for Aeros as we look to continue the

expansion of our flight training

operations. The new base at

Doncaster Sheffield Airport will play

an important role in strengthening our

current position as the leading modular

flight training school in the UK and will

help us to further develop the high-

quality flight training we offer.”

The new facility opening coincides

with recent consolidation of the

company’s Midlands bases into a

substantial new headquarters at

Coventry Airport. Aeros Wellesbourne

closed earlier this year due to the

airfield’s uncertain future.

(Photo Aeros)

Pacific Sky Aviation’s Twin Otter Series

400 full flight simulator (FFS) has

received Level D qualification from two

aviation regulators around the world.

European Aviation Safety Agency

(EASA) and Civil Aviation Administration

of China (CAAC) certification, followed

Transport Canada accreditation which

was achieved in December. Pacific Sky

Aviation is now using the FFS to provide

customised high-altitude training.

Michael Coughlin, CEO of Pacific Sky

Aviation, explained: “Instructors are able

to provide customers with the exact

conditions from operating bases at

altitudes of over 3,000m in order to

evaluate the best approaches and

departures given the terrain and aircraft

performance. In 2017, the Peru Air

Force was the first customer to receive

this training and the results were very

positive. The realism of this simulator

training is quite impressive and will

add to the safety margins of operations

in this type of challenging operating

environment.”

TRU Simulation+Training designed

and built the FFS, complete with

seaplane capabilities which, the

company says, makes it the world’s

first true seaplane trainer.

David Curtis, Viking President & CEO,

said: “Use of the simulator will enhance

pilot proficiency, eliminate the inherent

risk when using aircraft for training, and

increase the overall level of safety for

all Twin Otter Series 400 operators.”

(Photo Pacific Sky Aviation)

Way man Adds to Fleet

Wayman Aviation Academy has acquired

two diesel-powered Cessna 172s. The

South Florida-based flight training

provider says it was keen to leverage the

benefits of the aircraft, which run on Jet-A

fuel. It says fleet utilisation and availabil-

ity is enhanced by the proven reliability

of compression ignition engines burning

Jet-A, and the reduction of scheduled

maintenance operations, while the

engine also emits less CO² than avgas.

“South Florida is an environmentally

conscious place with miles of beautiful

beaches and the expansive Everglades,”

the company said in a statement

announcing the new acquisitions.

“We need to do our part in the flight

training industry to participate in its

preservation.”

Wayman Aviation Academy is an FAA

Part 141 flight training provider, with

operations at Hollywood North Perry

Airport and Miami-Opa Locka Executive

Airport in Florida.

EASA and CAAC Qualification