SimuFlite Adds Citation Excel Training

DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Texas, Sept. 5, 2001 --

SimuFlite Training International Inc. now offers Citation Excel pilot training at its Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport training center. Training is available as a 14 day initial or a four-day recurrent.

SimuFlite's Citation Excel full flight simulator received FAA Level D qualification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in August. SimuFlite now has five Citation simulators: a Citation II, a Citation III/VI, a Citation V, a Citation Ultra/Bravo and the Citation Excel. A CitationJet simulator is on order and will be ready for training in 2002, and a Citation VII changeout package for the Citation III will be brought online late this year.

The Excel simulator is equipped with Primus 1000 Integrated Avionics, Primus 880 Weather Radar, UNS-1Csp FMS, and Primus II Integrated NAV. The simulator also features TCAS II and EGPWS. Airports in the visual database include Amsterdam, Aspen, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfort, Honolulu, London, New York, Paris and Zurich.

The visual system is a CAE Maxvue Plus, offering a panoramic view of 180 degrees.

The simulator was manufactured by CAE Electronics Ltd., Montreal.

For training reservations or additional information, contact SimuFlite at (800) 527-2463 (U.S. and Canada) or (972) 456-8000. SimuFlite's Web site address is http://www.simuflite.com.

SimuFlite Training International Inc., the business aviation division of GE Capital Aviation Training, provides advanced training to pilots and maintenance professionals operating turbine-powered aircraft in corporate, military and government service.

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