Textron’s TRU Simulation + Training is nearing completion of a 30,000-sq-ft expansion of the FAA-certified Part 142 OEM-supported ProFlight Pilot Training Facility in Lutz, Florida, near Tampa. The expansion, which will add to the existing 15,000 sq ft for flight training there, is scheduled to be completed by November.
This expansion will provide space for training classrooms, flight training devices and full-motion flight simulators for the Cessna Citation CJ1+, CJ2/2+ and CJ3 and Beechcraft King Air 90, 250 and 350 with Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics. Simulators for the Citation M2 and CJ3+ are expected to be on line soon, pending certification.
“Our relationship with our Textron affiliate allows a seamless customer training experience from initial aircraft purchase to initial type ratings through a lifetime of recurrency training and online learning," said TRU president and CEO Ian Walsh. Besides more instructional space, the expansion will provide room for exercise facilities, break areas, lounges and other student amenities.