CAE introduces new course offerings at Dothan

CAE announced at the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA)Mission Solutions Summit that it has begun offering several new courses at theCAE Dothan Training Center in Dothan, Alabama.

CAE is offering both five-day and three-day C-12/King Air B200recurrent/refresher training courses as well as a three-day Upset Preventionand Recovery Training (UPRT) course offered in partnership with AviationPerformance Solutions (APS).

The CAE Dothan Training Center is the site for United States Army fixed-wing flight training as well as U.S. Air Force C-12 training. The military approved and certified training center is also available to other U.S. and international military customers.

“The CAE Dothan Training Center has now been open for two years and during that time we have focused intently on delivering high-quality fixed-wing flight training to the Army and Air Force,” said Ray Duquette, president and general manager, CAE USA. “While we continue to support the base contract for Army Fixed-Wing Flight Training and increase the number of Army fixed-wing aviators training annually, we also have capacity to offer pilot training to other operators. Our new C-12/King Air B200 recurrent courses and Upset Prevention and Recovery Training course are available to not just the U.S. Army, but other military customers as well.”

The five and three-day C-12/King Air B200recurrent/refresher courses include academic ground school training, brief/debriefsessions and full-flight simulator training in new CAE-built C-12/King Air B200simulators. There are three different cockpit configurations available forfull-flight simulator training: Collins Aerospace Proline 21, Collins AerospaceProline 2 and Universal (UNS-1F).

The three-day UPRT course is delivered in partnership by CAEand APS. The course provides a comprehensive understanding and practical liveaircraft training in CAE’s Grob G120TP aircraft to address Loss-of-ControlIn-Flight (LOC-I), one of the leading causes of aircraft incidents globally. Thecourse provides students with the awareness and understanding to recognize,prevent, and if required, recover from upset events in an aircraft.

CAE is the prime contractor responsible for the ArmyFixed-Wing Flight Training program that provides the training required to flythe Army’s fleet of more than 350 fixed-wing aircraft. Academic, simulator, andlive-flying training using CAE-owned Grob G120TP and Army-owned C-12 aircraftis delivered at the CAE Dothan Training Center.