Seattle Company’s TBM Based Flight Simulator Receives FAA Approval
FAA approval for the Tarbes7 was granted to one-G Simulation. This Advanced Aviation Training Device replicates the precise flight characteristics, instrumentation, and cockpit ergonomics of the Socata TBM aircraft.
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Seattle Company's TBM Based Flight Simulator Receives FAA Approval
Seattle, WA (September 25, 2014) - one-G simulation, the Ballard-based flight simulation firm, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the Tarbes7, a platform based on the popular Socata TBM line of high performance aircraft.
Like the Advanced Aviation Training Devices (AATDs) one-G has created in the past, the Tarbes7 replicates the precise flight characteristics, instrumentation, and cockpit ergonomics of a specific aircraft, in this case the Socata TBM. Although closely based on a specific aircraft, this simulator offers an outstanding platform for training of both recreational and commercial turboprop pilots.
"The Socata TBM700 and TBM850 have become highly coveted aircraft for both business travel and pleasure," says Xylon Saltzman, CEO of one-G simulation. "With the rise in performance of new General Aviation aircraft like the Socata, we've seen an increase in the utility of those aircraft, and clearly pilot training should parallel this rise." Based on experience with building previous simulators, Saltzman conceived of the Tarbes7 to give pilots the best possible platform for scenario-based training. "You can practice scenarios and emergency procedures in our simulator that you simply would never perform in the real aircraft," he says. "This is about training pilots to make informed decisions. This is about saving lives." With that in mind, his team designed the simulator to allow pilots to practice particular missions before flying them, experience geographical and meteorological extremes from the ground, and run through possible emergency scenarios.
Beyond offering pilots a safe platform for training, with FAA approval of ATTD's, one-G saves pilots' money and helps the environment at the same time. Saltzman points out that, "pilots can perform a substantial amount of their required and optional training hours without leaving the ground, and do so in an efficient and cost effective manner.
"Ultimately, we've gone through the engineering and product testing to get FAA's approval because the mission behind creating great flight simulators is to keep pilots of any level safe," says Saltzman. "That the Tarbes7 is sophisticated enough to challenge even the most experienced pilots, makes the project that much more rewarding for us."
The Tarbes7 is available for pre-order now, with official production beginning November 3rd. Test flights are available at Saltzman's Seattle based flight school, modernPilot.
For complete technical details, please contact Aaron Erbeck at aaron@flyone-G.com or 888.751.1011.
About One-G simulation
One-G simulation was founded by professional pilot and designer Xylon Saltzman, who also owns and operates modernPilot, a flight training facility. Together with a team of pilots, instructors, technicians, and programmers, one-G provides an affordable, turnkey hardware/software solution for pilots needing model and mission-specific training for both recreational and commercial aircraft.
About the FAA Approval
Approval was granted in accordance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) section (S) 61.4(c). The FAA on-site functionality test verified that the one-G simulation, 1G-Tarbes7 meets the requirements as an approved AATD and is authorized for use in satisfying sections of 14CFR parts 61 and 141.
