Textron Aviation has selected sister company TRU Simulation + Training’s ProFlight to be the training provider for new King Airs equipped with the Rockwell Collins touchscreen Pro Line Fusion flight deck. Training in a full-motion level D-qualified simulator will begin in September, coincident with entry-into-service of the first Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air 250.
Pilot training for the Fusion-equipped 350i/ER and C90GTx will be available when these models enter service in this year’s fourth quarter and the second quarter of next year, respectively. The TRU simulator will be convertible to replicate the three King Air models, and ProFlight will also offer training for pilots of King Airs retrofitted with the Pro Line Fusion package.
Training will take place at ProFlight’s facility in Lutz, Fla., near Tampa, and maintenance training will be available at the new TRU Maintenance Training Academy at the Textron Aviation campus in Wichita. In addition to the level-D simulator, ProFlight will use computer desktop trainers, a level-6 flight training device and a Rockwell Collins avionics trainer. The Florida training center is set to receive FAA Part 142 and EASA aircraft training organization certification.
