After a 26-year relationship with FlightSafety International, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) announced at last month’s NBAA Convention that it will shift MU-2 training to SimCom Training Centers in Orlando, Fla., initially using existing former FSI simulators. SimCom expects to have the simulators on line this spring and will develop two new state-of-the-art MU-2 flight-training devices over the next two years, the first of which is scheduled to be operational by the end of this year.
Pan Am International Flight Academy subsidiary SimCom will coordinate its activities with MHIA’s service provider, Turbine Aircraft Services (TAS) of Addison, Texas, which provides support to MU-2 service centers, including parts distribution, training and organization of safety seminars. Besides installing new training equipment, SimCom will be producing a new training manual, checklist and classroom presentation. It will also cosponsor (with MHIA and TAS) the MU-2 safety program, Pilot’s Review of Proficiency (PROP).
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