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OSHKOSH, Wis., July 25, 2011 Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, in partnership with King Schools, has developed a new instrument pilot course as the next element of its innovative Cessna Flight Training System designed to enhance safety and increase pilot proficiency while making the learning process easier to manage.
The Web-based instrument training course and updated learning management system, the Cessna Course Tracking Application, will be available through Cessna Pilot Centers later this quarter. Cessna also expects to expand the flight training system to include a commercial pilot course.
The instrument training program joins the Cessna Sport/Private Pilot Course as the foundation of Cessna effort to make flying more accessible and to re-energize pilot training.
The instrument pilot course provides pilots taking the next step in their development with incredible resources at their fingertips. We’ve used the latest training principles, finely honed in the Sport/Private Pilot Course, to ensure that pilots seeking an instrument rating have the best preparation possible for a lifetime of enjoyable cross-country flying, said Julie Filucci, manager, Cessna Pilot Centers. We’ve designed our new online Cessna Flight Training System to provide training anytime and anywhere on the customer schedule while giving the flight instructor maximum flexibility to adapt the training to the customer needs. In the hands of our Cessna Pilot Center network, it has become the training standard of the future.
Customers pursuing their instrument rating have access to in-depth knowledge sessions and in-the-cockpit flight previews featuring the Cessna 172S with the Garmin G1000. The Web-based system keeps track of every aspect of their training and they can access training materials from any location where they have access to the Internet. And since it is Web-based, changes and updates can be made to the course readily, with no replacement materials to distribute.
The Cessna Instrument Pilot Course Kit comes with a host of additional materials, including a folding kneeboard and view-limiting device to assist pilots with their training.
Cessna Pilot Centers are flight training affiliates that use Cessna proprietary training curriculum and Cessna aircraft. There are more than 260 in the United States and around the world, offering customers an array of services including flight training.
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Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world’s largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2008, Cessna delivered 1,301 aircraft, including 467 Citation business jets, and reported revenues of about $5.662 billion. Since the company was originally established in 1927, some 192,000 Cessna airplanes have been delivered around the world, including more than 5,700 Citations, making it the largest fleet of business jets in the world. More information about Cessna Aircraft Company is available at cessna.com.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, and Textron Systems. More information is available at textron.com.
