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Jet Journal
TRU Simulation + Training
Poised for Growth
Company plans to stay true to its core
strategy of offering custom-tailored
training designed for the owner-pilot.
Aby Dianne White
s the newest and fastest growing full-service training organization in the industry, TRU Simulation & Flight Training continues to build its portfolio of aircraft training platforms. Currently the company has three ProFlight facilities serving business aviation
customers: Carlsbad, California; Tampa, Florida; and Valencia, Spain. However, the company has hinted that growing their existing footprint domestically
TRU ProFlight Training Center in Tampa, Florida recently certi ed its Citation Latitude and Sovereign+ training programs. The Tampa facility has seven simulator bays and eight high-level ight training device (FTD) bays.
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and internationally is under consideration.
This year, its ProFlight Cessna Citation CJ3+ and Latitude and Sovereign+ training programs received full certification including an FAA Level D qualification for its full flight simulators. It also received approval for its Citation CJ4 online ground school.
TRU’s ProFlight training portfolio covers the Conquest I and II, King Air 90/250/350, Citation 525 family, and the Latitude/Sovereign+.
According to David Smith, vice president of TRU’s training centers, investing in a robust training business is a natural and intentional part of its Textron’s business aviation strategy. “Textron Aviation really wants to be close to its customers, and training of the industry is one of the more structured and critical part of the ecosystem. By offering these services we saw an opportunity to grow a tighter relationship with customers and tackle an unmet need of a more intimate, tailored training relationship.”
September 2017