(Grand Forks, North Dakota) — The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota, after extensive evaluation of available products on the market, has placed an order for two new Frasca Piper Seminole Flight Training Devices (FTD's). The Seminole FTD's are modeled after new Piper Seminole aircraft and include a Garmin Avionics Package with dual Garmin 430 GPS. They will also feature a FVS-200TX visual system with 3-channel projected display. The initial order, scheduled to arrive in December, is for two units with an option for a third.
"The purchase of these simulators is a further indication of the Odegard School's commitment to being the premier collegiate flight training school in the world," said Dr. Bruce Smith, Dean of the Odegard School. "Frasca's new-generation simulators are state-of-the-art and have the capability to provide our students with a better real-world training environment."
Frasca International, based in Urbana, Illinois was founded in 1958 by Rudy Frasca and has delivered over 1700 devices in some 70 countries worldwide. Frasca International offers a comprehensive range of fixed-wing and rotary-wing simulators, ranging from entry-level generic training devices to type-specific FTD's and full flight simulators for general aviation, business, and transport aircraft types. With such a wide product range, Frasca is known worldwide as the "Comprehensive Source for Flight Simulation."
"We're proud to have been chosen to provide the Seminole FTDs to UND," said John Frasca, Vice President of Frasca International, Inc. "After delivering four Warrior FTDs to UND last year - along with dozens of devices over the years - this contract shows UND's confidence in our stability as a company and our ability to provide the best quality devices - on schedule and within budget. We're looking forward to working with UND for years to come."
UND Aerospace, which includes the Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota and the UND Aerospace Foundation, is an international leader in collegiate and contract aviation education and training services with over 118 aircraft and facilities in Honolulu, Hawaii with Honolulu Community College; Spokane, Washington with Spokane Falls Community College; Phoenix, Arizona in conjunction with Chandler-Gilbert Community College; and Crookston, Minnesota with the University of Minnesota in addition to its home-base in Grand Forks, North Dakota. With more than 1,800 students from throughout the world, the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences is the second largest college at the University of North Dakota. Undergraduate and graduate programs leading to a variety of rewarding careers in aerospace are offered through four different academic departments: aviation, atmospheric sciences, computer science and space studies. The UND Aerospace-training complex is the most technologically advanced environment for aerospace education, training and research in the world.