Training and Workforce
PlaneSense Launches PC-12 NGX Simulator
Fractional provider will use sim for pilot training
George Antoniadis, President and CEO of PlaneSense, officially launched the state-of-the-art Pilatus PC-12 NGX Level D Full Flight Simulator at a ribbon cutting ceremony on February 12, 2025, alongside Faiek Zora, President and CEO of Aeronautical Systems Engineering. They were joined by team members from both companies.
George Antoniadis, president and CEO of PlaneSense, officially launched the state-of-the-art Pilatus PC-12 NGX Level D Full Flight Simulator at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 12, 2025, alongside Faiek Zora, president and CEO of Aeronautical Systems Engineering. They were joined by team members from both companies.

Fractional provider PlaneSense has introduced a Pilatus PC-12 NGX level-D flight simulator at Aeronautical Systems Engineering's (ASE) training center in Tampa, Florida. The simulator, co-developed by the two companies as the first of its kind for the NGX model, received FAA approval earlier this month.

This addition is designed to enhance the quality of pilot instruction for its fleet, which includes 46 of the Pilatus turboprop singles. PlaneSense has established classroom space at the ASE facility to support its pilot training program, but will still conduct ground school at its Portsmouth, New Hampshire headquarters. The simulator will be offered for third-party training as demand allows, according to PlaneSense.