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Air Bravo brings PC-12 recurrent training in-house at Thunder Bay
Air Bravo Corp has installed a One-G Swiss12 PC-12 training device at its Thunder Bay base, ending out-of-province recurrent travel, and has ordered a second device for its Cessna 408 SkyCourier fleet.
An Air Bravo Pilatus PC-12.

Air Bravo is working with One-G Simulation to deliver and install a one-G Swiss12 Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD), based on the Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop, at the operator's facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The installation marks One-G's entry into the Canadian market. Air Bravo has also ordered a second One-G device, custom-developed around the Cessna 408 SkyCourier. Air Bravo received the first SkyCourier delivered into Canada in 2025.

Air Bravo operates a fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft in support of its commercial aviation operations in Ontario. The Swiss12 gives Air Bravo an on-site training platform, matched to the aircraft its pilots fly, including installed avionics. It provides an environment for practising aircraft procedures, systems management, and abnormal and emergency scenarios, subject to Air Bravo's training requirements and applicable regulatory approvals, including those of Transport Canada.

The Swiss12 received its initial FAA LOA as an AATD in 2017. The Air Bravo device features dual aerodynamically driven force-feedback yokes, dual linked rudder pedals with toe brakes, a fully functional overhead panel, a comprehensive Crew Alerting and Warning System panel and a projected curved-screen visual system. It also includes One-G's Instructor Operator Station, which lets instructors configure and manage flight scenarios, including aircraft location, weather and system failures.

“We're proud to see the Swiss12 installed at Air Bravo and to extend One-G's reach into Canada,” says Xylon Saltzman, founder and CEO of One-G Simulation. “A PC-12 operator shouldn't have to send pilots out of province for every recurrent event. Because we build the hardware and software ourselves, we could match this device to Air Bravo's aircraft and put that training in its own hangar.”

Rick Horwath, president of Air Bravo, adds: “Having a PC-12 training device at our own facility gives our pilots an opportunity to practise aircraft-specific procedures and reinforce their proficiency closer to home. We appreciate One-G's attention to the details of the aircraft and its responsiveness to our feedback throughout the development process.”

One-G Simulation is a Seattle-based flight simulation company that designs and builds FAA-approved, model-specific AATDs, along with proprietary software and integrated training tools for pilot instruction and proficiency. Its lineup spans general aviation aircraft, high-performance turboprops and specialised training applications. One-G was founded in Seattle in 2010–11 when Xylon Saltzman, then a flight instructor and corporate charter pilot, built his first AATD in his garage after having to travel out of state for model-specific recurrent training.

Air Bravo Corp. was founded in 2001 in Elliot Lake, Ontario, by Rick Horwath, then chief pilot at Air Muskoka, and his business partner. By 2003 it had become the first PC-12 operator for air ambulance work in Ontario, basing at Thunder Bay.