Training and Workforce
CAE’s Falcon 7X simulator replicates the real world
Flight training provider CAE SimuFlite won’t hold the grand opening ceremony commemorating the start of operations at its Northeast Training Center in Morr

Flight training provider CAE SimuFlite won’t hold the grand opening ceremony commemorating the start of operations at its Northeast Training Center in Morristown, N.J., until this month, but pilots have already been strapping into the brand-new Falcon 7X simulator for initial training.

The interim level-C full flight simulator actually received FAA approval before European and U.S. officials handed over the real airplane’s certification papers on April 27; CAE is currently seeking level-D certification. The simulator and a companion cockpit procedures trainer at the Morristown center now enter an around-the-clock rotation as flight crews arrive at the center for more than 30 hours of sim time and additional classroom and take-home coursework.