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and STAR (standard terminal arrival route) charts. According to the company, the improvements included input from pilots and human factors experts and are intended to help enhance pilots’ situational awareness.
Improvements to the arrival and departure charts include introducing colors to identify what pilots consider to be the most pertinent information. The new chart design also incorporates graphics for key topographic features, and flight procedures on STARs and SIDs will be shown to scale to improve situational awareness. It also enables use of an “own ship” symbol when connected to a GPS.
Jeppesen plans to begin rolling out the new charts by year-end, starting in Europe.
TRU’s ProFlight® Pilot Training Earns FAA Qualification for King Air 350 Pro Line Fusion Distance Learning Program
TRU Simulation + Training Inc. announced that customers of its ProFlight pilot training program for the King Air 350 now have the option to train at home through its FAA-approved distance learning option for BE-300 recurrent training. TRU’s East Coast ProFlight Pilot Training center was the first to offer instruction on the new Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air 350 aircraft and the only training provider to offer an online learning option for recurrent training.
The new distance learning 365 is a sophisticated and engaging Fusion avionics package, a recurrent
option permits the customer flex- ibility to receive 100 percent of their aircraft systems training online, allowing the customer to focus all time spent at the training center towards simulator training scenarios. TRU is also offering their proprietary Current 365® training, which provides access to the online training suite throughout the year, as opposed to a typical one-time recurrent training event. Current
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way of keeping customers refreshed on aircraft systems and procedures. Customers that prefer to complete their ground school training on-site in a classroom will still have the option to do so.
TRU’s comprehensive ProFlight pilot training offering for the new production Beechcraft turboprop includes an initial type-rating course, an introduction course on the Rockwell Collins Pro Line
training program, as well as a FAR part 135 training program. ProFlight instruction combines use of the King Air 350i full motion flight simulator and proprietary Level 6 flight training device for enhanced avionics training capability in a modern classroom setting that incorporates interactive animated courseware for all aircraft systems.
More information is available at www.TRUSimulation.com. KA
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