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University of South Fla. creates splash in medical world with new surgery simulation center

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:36:59 GMT Standard Time

MITCH STACY Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. � In a room lit so brightly it almost hurts the eyes, operating tables are lined up in meticulous rows like a modern-day MASH unit. Ten of the stations are busy on this day, each one occupied by two medical students practicing their suturing techniques on sections of pig aortas.

Kinect� for Windows integrated with KONGSBERG Offshore Vessel Simulator for Seismic Streamer Operations Training

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:30:57 GMT Standard Time

Sophisticated seismic team trainer deployed at Vestfold University.

The Kinect� for Windows motion sensing device tracks student movements in order to display them on a highly realistic depiction of the stern streamer deck.
A cutting-edge new system, designed to train engineers and crew in seismic streamer deck handling has been installed at Vestfold University College in Norway

Flying club to acquire flight simulator soon

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:18:49 GMT Standard Time

Sachin Dravekar, TNN Apr 21, 2012, 01.14AM IST
NAGPUR: Trainee pilots of Nagpur Flying Club (NFC) will soon get to fly an aircraft on a simulator. The state government-run NFC has finalized plans to acquire a simulator to impart training, said Arun Dongre, managing director of NFC.

Stay Current with TouchTrainer Simulator

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:15:05 GMT Standard Time

By Pia Bergqvist / Published: Apr 20, 2012

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The FAA has given the nod to the TouchTrainer � a home-based basic avionics training device (BATD) based on the X-Plane software with which you can stay instrument current in the comfort of your own home.

Delivery of MARIN Mermaid Simulator to SMIT Towage Northwest Europe

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:09:55 GMT Standard Time

Monday, April 23, 2012

Since 2008, SMIT and URS have been training their tug masters in the Netherlands and Belgium with MARIN Mermaid simulators. As part of its Tug Master program, SMIT used a Compact Manoeuvring Simulator called �De Brug� for purposes of training and assessment at its office in Rotterdam. In parallel, URS carried out part of their training and assessment needs on the BRABO pilots simulator in Antwerp.

Government to purchase new commercial flight simulators

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:07:01 GMT Standard Time

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 04/24/2012 5:06 PM

The transportation ministry is set to spend Rp 420 billion (US$45.68 million) this year to buy two flight simulators to be used to train pilots at the Indonesian Aviation Institute (STPI) in Curug, Tangerang in Banten as well as to rent to local airlines.

Boeing Delivers P-8A Training Devices to Naval Air Station Jacksonville

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:31:23 GMT Standard Time

Delivery to Poseidon aircraft operators includes multiple-operator tactics trainer
ST. LOUIS, April 24, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] delivered a second set of P-8A Poseidon training devices to the U.S. Navy on March 29 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. The devices consist of an Operational Flight Trainer (OFT), a Weapons Tactics Trainer (WTT) and four Electronic Classrooms.

Boeing Begins Maintenance Training for Turkish Air Force Aircraft

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:23:56 GMT Standard Time

SEATTLE, April 18, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has begun an extensive maintenance training program for Turkey's Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program at a Boeing facility near Seattle.
Classroom training for 10 Turkish Air Force personnel and two Turkish Airlines employees is being conducted by instructors from Boeing Defence Australia and Boeing Training and Flight Services. The training covers all aspects of the 737 AEW&C aircraft, including mechanical avionics, mission systems and electronic warfare subsystems.

Bluedrop Launches Advanced Training and Simulation Centre in Halifax.

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:20:53 GMT Standard Time

Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. (TSX-V: BPL) announced today that it will be opening the Bluedrop Training and Simulation Centre (BTSC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This state of the art facility will host and develop some of the world's most advanced training and simulation technologies to address the operational and maintenance requirements for Civil and Military Aviation, as well as Army and Naval domains.

CAE selects Asia Pacific Flight Training to support 1st and 2nd phases of AirAsia Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) training

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:05:46 GMT Standard Time

Malaysia-based CAE MPL program will train more than 200 new airline First Officers

Montreal, Canada and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 3, 2012 -- (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) � CAE announced today that Asia Pacific Flight Training (APFT) has been selected to provide local support for the 1st and 2nd phases of CAE�s four-phase Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) training program for AirAsia