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FlightSafety’s Falcon 7x sim qualified by FAA

By Janice Wood · December 26, 2010 ·

FlightSafety International’s new Dassault Falcon 7X full flight simulator has been qualified to Level D by the FAA, the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia, and the European Aviation Safety Agency. Training will begin in January 2011 at FlightSafety’s Dallas/Fort Worth Learning Center.

The simulator features the advanced systems of the Falcon 7X and replicates the flight characteristics through all operational regimes. It includes the latest technology in digital flight controls, heads up guidance, and Enhanced Flight Vision System technologies and is equipped with an Emergency Vision Assurance System, Honeywell’s Runway Awareness and Advisory System and Electronic Flight Bag, according to FlightSafety officials. The simulator currently features the Dassault EASy Load 10 avionics suite and is designed and equipped for transition to the EASy II avionics suite.

“We recently delivered our 100th Falcon 7X and customers will enjoy having the option to train with FlightSafety International,” said John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon.

Training programs are offered for pilots, maintenance technicians, and other aviation professionals who operate and support the Falcon 7X, includng the MATRIX integrated training system, according to company officials, who explain that MATRIX offers DeskTop and Graphical FlightDeck simulators for instructor-led and self-paced learning as well as the SimVu debriefing system that features FlightSafety’s VITAL X Visual System. The new Falcon 7X aircraft simulator is also expected to be qualified and approved for training by aviation authorities in Canada, China, Brazil, India and Mexico.

FlightSafety currently provides professional training for the Falcon 10/100, Falcon 20/20-5, Falcon 50 and 50 EX, Falcon 200, Falcon 2000, 2000DX, 2000LX, 2000EX and 2000EX EASy, Falcon 900, 900B, 900C, 900DX, 900EX and 900EX EASy aircraft. It is offered at FlightSafety’s Learning Centers in Columbus, Ohio; Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; the Greater Philadelphia Wilmington area; Teterboro, New Jersey; and at the Paris Le-Bourget airport.

For more information: FlightSafety.com

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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