FMS Training Done the Universal Way
Learning how to use an FMS is much easier in a classroom and not inside the airplane.
Universal’s flight management systems require training, and a new Windows-based program eases the transition for pilots.
Universal’s flight management systems require training, and a new Windows-based program eases the transition for pilots.

For pilots who are transitioning into a turboprop or jet equipped with a Universal Avionics flight management system (FMS), the company has for many years offered FMS training at its headquarters in Tucson, Ariz., or at customer facilities. One of the problems with training, however, is replicating the FMS in the classroom, in a way that is realistic but doesn’t rely on taking an expensive real FMS off the shelf and wearing it out in frequent button-pushing sessions during training.


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