Industry Addendum: Training
FlightSafety International announces introductory course for aspiring pilots
September 1st 2017
International aviation training company and supplier of full flight simulators, New York headquartered FlightSafety International, last month announced its new Integrated Growth and Achievement Preparation Program that is open to all students, both domestically and internationally, who entering the company’s academy in Florida. Read More »
Manager of the FlightSafety Academy, Nancy Ritter, said the program is designed to be undertaken by students before they start their formal pilot training. “This unique new initiative will help prepare those entering the academy for the rigours of training and the disciplines required for a career as a professional pilot,” she said.
Among the program’s modules are: ground school pre-study, STEM review, managing training deadlines, interacting with instructors, cockpit technology and health and wellness.
“Our goal is to provide the knowledge and skills needed to become excellent first officers and captains. This pre-study program clearly demonstrates our commitment to provide training of the highest quality and reinforces our position as a world leader in ab initio training,” Ritter said.
The Florida academy at Vero Beach has a fleet of close to 90 training aircraft and a staff of 70 flight instructors based on a 30-acre campus that can accommodate 300 residents. It provides 1.4 million hours of training each year and operates the world’[s largest fleet of advanced full flight simulators at centres in Australia, China, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, Britain, France, The Netherlands and Norway as well as several campuses in the U.S.
