Fidelity Flight Simulation - Press Release Archives

Press Release Archives:
	January 17, 2005 - Air Alpha A/S of Odense, Denmark has announced the purchase of a MOTUS® Bell 222 flight simulation device from Fidelity. The simulator will be type specific to the Bell 222U model, and will include Fidelity's 6-axis motion base, LCD Mosaic Wall external visual display, and dynamic control loading. Air Alpha will use the device for Bell 222 crew training to support its European and Greenland flight operations, as well as offer the device for training other operators in the Scandinavian and European market. Here's a complete press release.
	September 16, 2004 - The Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London has ordered a MOTUS® flight simulation device from Fidelity Flight Simulation. The College will use the MOTUS simulator for a wide range of aerospace vehicle design research applications. Flight training in the MOTUS simulator will be provided in conjunction with Field International, Fidelity’s U.K. partner. Here's a complete press release.
	June 5, 2004 - simTrain LLC, a new company specializing in supporting flight training for Cirrus aircraft, is purchasing three Cirrus-specific, full motion simulators from Fidelity Flight Simulation. SimTrain will place these Fidelity MOTUS® simulators in Cirrus Certified Training Centers around the country, providing Cirrus pilots with the finest training support of any general aviation aircraft. The Fidelity Cirrus simulators will be able to replicate an SR22 or SR20 aircraft, and will additionally be able to simulate the Avidyne Entegra® PFD or standard instrument displays. Here's a complete press release.
	An article titled "Partial Panel Paranoia" in the May 2004 issue of Aviation Safety Magazine included the following paragraphs: "The best solution is to use a simulator such as the Motus Flight Simulation Device. Certified as a level 3 training device, the Motus uses 6-degrees of freedom motion to mimic the airplane's movement. It's now finding its way into flight schools around the country. One local flight school has a Motus that rents for less than a Skyhawk - with no time wasted taxiing or being vectored through busy airspace. "That makes it cheaper, more efficient and more effective at partial panel than airplane-based training could hope to be."
	Fly-Low, a monthly aviation publication, included in its May 2004 issue an article titled "From Link to Motus," which discusses a Motus simulator installed at the Aerospace Education Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Central Flying Service of Little Rock purchased the Motus™ 322p full motion flight simulator and will integrate the Motus simulator into its flight-training program, as well as make the simulator available as a working exhibit at the Aerospace Education Center.
	March 8, 2004 - Fidelity Flight Simulation has completed a type-specific MOTUS simulator for the Eurocopter EC-135. March 8, 2004 - The Eurocopter simulator is the first full-motion Eurocopter flight simulation device in North America. Fidelity's customer, STAT MedEvac, currently either provides training in the actual aircraft or sends its pilots out-of-state for training, to a simulator replicating an entirely different aircraft type. On delivery, STAT MedEvac will not only be able to provide its pilots more frequent training at its primary facility, but will be able to do so in a flight simulation device replicating their aircraft. Pilots will be able to practice with many of the same systems they would use in the actual aircraft, including engine start, FADEC management and failure procedures, full autopilot functionality, management of ICP functions to select VOR or GPS source data, and responses to various failure indications. The MOTUS EC-135 simulator will also be ideal for a wide range of standard and emergency flight maneuvers, including autorotation, loss of tail rotor effectiveness, tail rotor failure, and dynamic rollover avoidance. Download a brochure about the EC 135 device (it's a 4.5MB PDF file - right-click this link to download the brochure to your computer). As with all MOTUS flight simulators the EC 135 device includes the MOTUS IFR training environment, permitting flight in an almost limitless variety of ceilings, visibilities, precipitation, turbulence and wind shear.
	January 28, 2004 - Fidelity has delivered a simulator that's type specific for the Conquest 441 and 425 to its customer ProFlight, Inc. in Carlsbad, CA. This simulator offers full 441 and 425 cockpit system replication, with all necessary systems functioning to meet ProFlight's training curriculum. Examples of system functionality include engine start, engine fire and failure, emergency gear extension and runaway trim. Dynamic control loading provides 110 lbs. of rudder pressure in practicing Vmc scenarios, the feedback pressure experienced in the actual aircraft. Even though the Conquest 441 and 425 are entirely different aircraft, with different aerodynamic performance, engines, and operational systems, Fidelity was able to provide a simulator configurable for both. And with a dual Garmin 530/430 GPS combination, ProFlight's simulator offers the latest in system avionics. Fidelity's simulator establishes ProFlight as the top Conquest training organization in the nation. Download a brochure about Fidelity's type-specific devices (it's a 3.5MB PDF file - right-click this link to download the brochure to your computer). If you're up for some pretty serious testimonials about the value and student satisfaction with MOTUS devices, we modestly suggest that you check some out some testimonials here. As with all MOTUS flight simulators the Conquest device includes the MOTUS IFR training environment, permitting flight in an almost limitless variety of ceilings, visibilities, precipitation, turbulence and wind shear.
	January 6, 2004 - Air Orlando Device Achieves FTD Level 3 Certification Air Orlando's new MOTUS flight simulation device has achieved FTD Level 3 certification from the FAA. Here's a complete press release.
	Air Orlando Purchases MOTUS Flight Simulation Device Air Orlando, located at Orlando Executive Airport, has purchased a MOTUS 622i Flight Simulation Device (FSD) from Fidelity Flight Simulation. Besides aerodynamic flight models for the C-172, Beech Baron and Piper Seneca I, Fidelity will also provide Air Orlando with a special “Upset” trainer capable of spin training. Spin awareness, prevention and recovery is one of the prime objectives of Air Orlando, which wants to provide this training to its students in a safe and non-intimidating environment. Here's a complete press release.
	Turbine Training Center Secures Level 3 Certification for Fidelity Type Specific Cessna Caravan FTD Turbine Training Center of Manhattan, KS. has won certification at FTD Level 3 for Fidelity’s Cessna Caravan flight simulation device. Read the complete article here.
	ProFlight, Inc. of Carlsbad, CA, one of the leading initial and recurrent type-specific flight training organizations in the country, has purchased a Cessna Conquest MOTUS™ flight simulation device from Fidelity Flight Simulation. This simulator is type specific for both the Conquest 425 and 441 flight models, and includes Fidelity's six-axis motion base and its four-LCD RealVision external visual display. Here's a complete press release.
	The February 14, 2003 edition of Pittsburgh Business Times featured an article by Lynne Glover about Fidelity's latest activities in the helicopter-simulator field. Read the article here.
	STAT MedEvac, a Pittsburgh-headquartered medical transport company, awarded Fidelity Flight Simulation a contract to complete a full motion flight simulation device (FSD) for the Eurocopter EC135 helicopter. This simulator will be the first Eurocopter full motion flight simulation device in North America, and will allow STAT MedEvac to provide its pilots superior flight training at a dramatically lower cost. The simulator’s affordability will allow the FSD to be located at STAT MedEvac’s home base in Pittsburgh, PA, rather than requiring STAT MedEvac pilots to travel to Florida for training in a simulator which models an entirely different aircraft type. Here's a complete press release.
	The December, 2002 issue of FLYING Magazine contains an article titled "Motus Means Motion," written by Tom Benenson, which is devoted entirely to Fidelity Flight Simulation's Motus training devices. Check it out on page 49!
	The October 18, 2002 edition of Pittsburgh Business Times featured an article by Lynne Glover about Fidelity's entry into the helicopter-simulator field. Read the article here.
	In one of the largest university flight training awards in 2002, the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) has purchased three Motus™ full-motion flight simulators from Fidelity Flight Simulation. The contract includes a single-engine piston, twin-engine piston and twin-engine turboprop flight simulator, which will be located in the newly constructed William T. Hemphill Airway and Computer Science Building on the ULM campus. "Fidelity's full-motion design not only offers ULM a far more realistic flight training environment, Fidelity's proposal was also significantly lower in cost," says Graham Hodgetts, President of Fidelity Flight Simulation. "ULM found our design to be a far greater value than older static flight training devices." Here's a complete press release.
	Turbine Training Center has ordered a second Motus flight simulator from Fidelity Flight Simulation. The new simulator, which will include many systems specific for the Cessna Caravan, enhances Turbine Training Center's position as one of the leading Cessna Caravan training centers in the nation. Here's a complete press release.
	Wings of Eagles, in Smyrna, TN., has purchased a Motus™ 622p full motion flight simulator from Fidelity Flight Simulation. Here's a complete press release.
	Fidelity covered by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Fidelity's accomplishments were recently covered in an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Here's a link to the on-line article.
	Central Flying Service, located in Little Rock, Arkansas, has purchased a Motus 322p simulator for installation at its Aerospace Education Center. Here's a complete press release.
	Fidelity's Motus™ flight simulator awarded FAA certification at Flight Training Device (FTD) Level 2. Here's a complete press release.
	Turbine Training Center, which operates out of Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) in Manhattan, KS., has purchased a Motus 321i full motion flight simulator from Fidelity Flight Simulation. Turbine Training Center offers a wide variety of flight proficiency training courses including instrument, commercial, turbine, and custom programs. Turbine Training Center is approved for initial and recurrent type-specific Cessna Caravan training by all major insurance companies. For more information contact Turbine Training Center at 888-778-6676.
	American Aviation Academy in Ozark, AL has purchased a Fidelity Motus™ 622p flight simulator. This simulator includes dual controls, dual instrument displays and a crew-oriented external visual system ideal for CRM and LOFT training. Here's a complete press release.
	Harrisburg Jet Center in Harrisburg, PA has purchased a 311p full motion simulator from Fidelity Flight Simulation. Harrisburg Jet Center is a Part 61 and 141 flight school.