Press Release

Issued by Frasca International.

December 3, 2014

The Finnish Aviation Academy (FinAA), Pori, has received EASA FTD 2 and FNPTII qualification on their two FRASCA built Diamond DA42 NG FSTDs that were delivered earlier this year. The two devices feature Frasca's TruVision™ Global visual system, Frasca's Graphical Instructor Station (GISt™) and many other features.

FinAA has a large fleet of FRASCA simulators including the newly qualified DA42s, two Phenom FTDs, a KingAir FTD and an EC135 helicopter FTD. Frasca has also delivered Diamond DA40 and DA42 flight training devices to several other flight schools worldwide.

“FRASCA has shown their simulation capabilities repeatedly by building training devices for us that simulate the latest technology aircraft and cockpits,” stated Juha Siivonen, managing director, Finnish Aviation Academy.

“The Finnish Aviation Academy has been a customer of ours for over 25 years. We are proud to continue to provide them with simulators to meet their exacting standards ,” stated John FRASCA, president, FRASCA International.

The Finnish Aviation Academy is a vocational special purpose aviation school located in the City of Pori, Finland. The purpose of the Academy is to train professional pilots for the need of Finnish professional aviation. Training at the Finnish Aviation Academy meets both the JAA and EASA aviation regulations for pilot training. In addition to training new pilots, the Finnish Aviation Academy also offers commercial services, such as training services and simulator and training device leasing and training services to operators on a global basis.