Training and Workforce
Opinicus readying Eclipse simulators
Simulator manufacturer Opinicus is in the final stages of completing four full-motion simulators and one fixed training device for the Eclipse 500 very lig

Simulator manufacturer Opinicus is in the final stages of completing four full-motion simulators and one fixed training device for the Eclipse 500 very light jet. FAA certification of the full-motion simulator is expected in the third quarter, according to Opinicus president Jim Takats, with training set to begin at Eclipse headquarters in September.

At Opinicus’s Lutz, Fla. factory, Eclipse Aviation test pilots performed acceptance tests on the Model 500 level-6 flight training device in mid-March. The FTD received FAA certification in late May, Takats said.