Frasca Launches RTD Configurator

Is response to increased requests for pricing information for their Reconfigurable Training Device (RTD), Frasca International has launched a pricing configurator which includes enhanced product details to simplify customer's research and buying process. The configurator will make it easier for those interested in the more affordable simulator to see how the RTD fits into their budget and can be accessed from the company’s website.

Interest in the RTD has been strong with several sales inthe first part of 2020, Frasca says, and the company stands ready to provideadditional devices to flight schools once the current state of flight trainingreturns to normal. Recent customers for the RTD include Metro State University,Kansas State University, and L3 Harris Airline Academy, along withinternational orders from schools in Australia, Korea, China, and othercountries. Now in its third year of production, the RTD is installed at dozensof flight schools worldwide.

The Frasca RTD is an FAA-approved Advanced Aviation TrainingDevice (AATD). It features Frasca’s advanced aerodynamic software using flighttest data, a browser/web-based instructor station, and out-the-window visualgraphics for a realistic flying experience. Designed to be robust forreliability and ease of maintenance, the RTD is reconfigurable betweendifferent aircraft models. RTD reconfigure options include both G1000 NXi glasscockpit and analog instrumentation for the Cessna 172 and Piper Seminole.Additionally, the RTD is available with a single visual display or multiplechannel displays for wrap-around, high-definition visuals.

A key feature credited for the RTD’s popularity is its realGarmin G1000 NXi software, which provides realistic simulation and an accuratetraining experience. Unlike lower cost simulators that rely on imitatedG1000NXi software, the RTD helps users learn correct procedures and habits asall menu selections and button pushes practiced in the RTD mirror the aircraft.This ‘law of primacy’ increases the quality of learning and decreases thechances of pilot errors down the road, according to the FAA’s AviationInstructor’s Handbook.

The G1000 NXi software also enables the Frasca RTD toinclude Garmin’s newest features: Synthetic Vision Technology with its3-dimensional ‘pathway’ view, terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS), WAAS(LPV, LNAV/VNAV and Glide Paths), and updatable navigation databases.