Frasca International, Inc. (Frasca), announced today that it will exhibit a Eurocopter EC-135 Level 6 Flight Training Device (FTD) at the Heli-Expo show (February 24-26, Houston, TX). The FTD will be on display in the Frasca booth (#3749) and will feature Frasca’s TruVision Global visual system in a 200 degree display dome. The unit was built for Era Training and will be delivered to their new Training Center in Lake Charles, LA following the show. The Era Training Center will feature two Frasca helicopter Flight Training Devices (FTDs), an AS-350B2 FTD and the EC-135 FTD, classrooms, custom briefing areas and administrative offices.
Frasca will have a press event on Monday, February 25 at 11am in the Frasca booth. During this event, Era Helicopters will accept their EC-135 FTD which will be delivered to their training center after the show. At this time, press will be able to view the EC-135 FTD and there will be a brief Q & A.
“The helicopter training sector has become a very important market for Frasca,” commented John Frasca, Vice President of Frasca International, Inc. “As the demand for helicopter training grows our experience in rotary wing simulation enables us to deliver the best helicopter devices available.”
Frasca has built helicopter devices for Bell Helicopter, Bristow Helicopters, SilverState Helicopters, PHI, Air Logistics and numerous other organizations worldwide. Although Frasca manufactures flight training devices for all aircraft types, a growing percentage of their total sales volume is in helicopter devices.
Frasca International, Urbana, Illinois, manufactures flight training equipment for airlines, flight schools, Universities and military organizations worldwide. Product range includes Flight Training Devices (FTDs), FNPT I, II and IIMCC devices, CPTs, Full Flight Simulators (FFS) and more for all aircraft types, fixed wing and rotary. Frasca has delivered over 2000 simulation devices since their founding in 1958 and are proud to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2008. For more information, visit http://www.frasca.com/.
