Market Intelligence: North America

Simulator Manufacturer, Frasca International, to Attend the 76th Collegiate Aviation Education Conference & Expo

US simulator manufacturer, Frasca International, will be attending the 76th Collegiate Aviation Education Conference & Expo on September 27-29, 2023 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

This 3-day event offers innovation workshops, thought-provoking education sessions, and opportunities for attendees to hear from leaders across the industry. During the meeting, committees meet to discuss targeted issues and policy positions that affect core groups within the membership.

The annual collegiate aviation conference is the premier gathering place for college and university educators focusing on the collegiate aviation industry. It includes presentations from government agencies, university professionals, research-based programs, safety professionals, and those committed to best practices in aviation education in the college and university environment.

Source: Frasca International
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US Flight School Opens FAA CFI Cadetship Working Opportunity for Indonesian Pilots

14DAYPILOT Flight Academy, a flight training group operating in Van Nuys, California as well as Indonesia, is offering Indonesian pilots who possess an FAA CPL/IR (NO ME) to be a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Cadet in the academy. This means that the academy will sponsor the whole training with a training bond agreement. The applicant for this program must hold the following: eligible to reapply USA VISA, great English speaking skills, public speaking skills, instrument flying skill, and ACS standard minimum of knowledge at commercial level.

Source: 14DAYPILOT Flight Academy
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Aircraft Manufacturer, Tecnam, Delivers P2012s to Hawaiian Part 135 Air Carrier

Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam Aircraft is proud to announce the delivery of the first batch of two P2012 Traveller aircraft to Pacific Air Charter Inc. in Hawaii. Following the delivery of the first aircraft in August 2023, this second aircraft took off from Santa Maria (SMX) California and arrived in Honolulu (HNL) after a 14h 57m flight over the sea.

With a third P2012 aircraft currently being assembled at Tecnam’s facility in Capua, Italy, and 24 additional Travellers on option, Pacific Air Charters Inc.’s fleet is growing rapidly to serve the Pacific market.

Known for offering its customers the ultimate in luxury and safety, Pacific Air Charters, Inc. is the premium provider of air charter services in the Hawaiian Islands. Multi-engine operations over water provide a significant safety advantage for the company’s market area. The P2012 Traveller will also offer very competitive operating costs due to its FADEC piston Lycoming engines. Passenger comfort was a key factor in the operator’s decision: All single seats with generous pitch, dedicated window and in-seat amenities, USB port, cup holder, seat pocket, armrest; plus overhead stowage and dual air conditioning (which can also be operated on the ground via a DC power connection to “pre-cool” the aircraft prior to boarding) offer limousine level comfort and convenience.

The first P2012 Traveller delivered to Hawaii demonstrated its versatility when a series of wildfires broke out in the US state of Hawaii in early August 2023, mainly on the island of Maui. The aircraft, operated by Pacific Air Charter Inc, had only been in Hawaii for 10 days when it was used to transport and deliver thousands of pounds of desperately needed food, medicine and other supplies to Maui and, on return flights, to evacuate those who needed medical attention in Honolulu.

Pat McNamee, Pacific Air Charters, Inc. Chief Operating Officer and 135 Director of Operations, said, “The P2012 Traveller confirmed that this is the perfect platform for this area. We are focused on premium services, but the aircraft has many capabilities and expands our options.”

“After one of the world’s most demanding ferry flights between the US West Coast and Hawai’i, our P2012 Traveller immediately demonstrated its versatility, being able to be configured for any mission required to serve a community. And with this last 15-hour ferry flight, we have set a new record for Tecnam!” Said Francesco Sferra, Tecnam P2012 – Special Mission Platforms Sales & Business Development Manager.

Source: Tecnam
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Virtual Reality Flight Simulator Manufacturer, True Course Simulations, to Participate in the 2023 UAA Collegiate Aviation Education Conference

North America headquartered Virtual reality flight training solutions provider True Course Simulations (TCS) announced it will participate in the 2023 UAA Collegiate Aviation Education Conference on September 27-29, 2023 in the Hilton St.Petersburg Bayfront, Florida. This 3-day event offers innovation workshops, thought-provoking education sessions, and opportunities for attendees to hear from leaders across the industry. During the meeting, committees meet to discuss targeted issues and policy positions that affect core groups within the membership.

The annual collegiate aviation conference is the premier gathering place for college and university educators focusing on the collegiate aviation industry. It includes presentations from government agencies, university professionals, research-based programs, safety professionals, and those committed to best practices in aviation education in the college and university environment.

Source: True Course Simulations
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ASTi and Embry-Riddle Present on Aviation English Technology in Pilot Training at ICAEA Conference

ASTi’s Neil Waterman, alongside Andy Schneider of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, delivered a presentation titled, “Enhancing Standard Phraseology in ab initio Pilot Training through Next-Generation Technologies” at the International Civil Aviation English Association (ICAEA) Conference on September 19, 2023. The three-day conference started on September 18, 2023 and took place at the Dedeman Hotel in Istanbul, Türkiye.

The presentation highlights the results of a two-year academic study that Embry-Riddle conducted with ASTi’s support. Specifically, it investigates the efficacy of new technologies in their roles teaching new pilots proper English aviation phraseology. These new technologies include artificial intelligence (AI), automatic speech recognition (ASR), hyper-realistic text to speech (TTS), and natural language processing (NLP), which collaborate to provide cutting-edge tools for this specific type of training.

This comprehensive lecture covers the full timeline of this large-scale, experimental collegiate flight training program. It contains early design and implementation struggles, midstream program adaptations and, finally, the team’s conclusions about their efforts in standard phraseology training for over 1,200 English L1 and L2 ab initio pilots. The presenters also provided a hands-on demonstration of this training program, allowing participants to experience virtual-reality (VR) videos, an automated phraseology training application and ASTi’s Simulated Environment for Realistic ATC (SERA).

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About ASTi

ASTi is the leading supplier of communications, automated ATC and sound systems to the training and simulation industry. ASTi meets FAA, EASA and equivalent Level D qualifications with simulators around the world. Since 1989, ASTi has fielded over 11,000 systems at more than 1,000 installation sites in the U.S. and 50 other countries.

Source: ASTi

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