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www.vanguardcanada.com JUNE/JULY 2020 19 Sponsored Content medium helicopter, the Airbus A-400, and the Turkish Hurkus. The school has assembled a unique and diverse fleet of training aircraft, including the British Hawker Hunter T75, Aero Vo- dochody L-39C and L-29, Bombardier Challenger 601 and Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 models, as well as MBB BO- 105M and Bell 206 helicopters, among others. ITPS President Giorgio Clementi said fleet diversity is essential to meeting customer needs and preparing graduates for their new roles. "ITPS customers operate everything from light aircraft to business jets, civil airliners, military transports, high perfor- mance trainers and jet fighters," he ex- plained. In 2020, ITPS Canada opened a brand new 27,000-square-foot hangar and ex- panded its classroom facilities to 10,000 square feet. The new facility unites all training programs under one roof, allow- ing for what Clementi called "tremendous synergies" between civilian test pilots and fighter pilot instructors. "It makes for an incredibly stimulat- ing learning environment for the student and a very active flight organization," he said, adding that ITPS Canada harnesses new technologies to further enhance the student learning experience. For example, the cockpits of its L-39 Albatros fleet have been upgraded with full-color touchscreen displays and hands-on throttle and stick controls. Simulation is heavily incorpo- rated into all training programs, and the school employs virtual reality (VR) to boost training effectiveness. "Two years ago, we introduced virtual reality elements into our avionics systems syllabus," said Clementi. The school used off-the-shelf hardware and commercial software to teach the evaluation of helmet-mounted displays and synthetic vision systems, with excellent results. "Technology is very important. We're busy forging ahead and we're doing some good work with VR, advanced simulators and certified sims from CAE. ITPS is le- veraging simulation to expand its pro- grams and capabilities." ITPS Canada delivers customized train- ing programs designed to meet the needs of its civilian and military customers, tai- loring in-air instruction to the type of air- craft most relevant to a student's future work. The school offers graduate, diploma and certificate courses for both civil and military pilots that range from three to 50 weeks in duration. Its core product is the one-year Gradu- ate Test Pilot and Lead Flight Test En- gineer Course, fixed or rotary, which is EASA CAT-1 compliant and recognized by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Society of Flight Test Engineers. Comprised of about 500 lecture hours and more than 100 hours of flight training on a minimum of 15 aircraft types, this course thoroughly prepares students for the pro- fessional demands of a test pilot or flight test engineer career. The school is able to take the training to the customer, having assisted with a heli- copter certification program in China, air- craft modification testing with the Royal Thai Air Force, and military tactical train- ing in Indonesia and Malaysia. ITPS Canada is one of just eight accred- ited test pilot schools in the world – and one of only four approved by EASA. With its varied fleet, emphasis on technology and regulatory accreditations, the school is a solid choice for advanced pilot and engi- neer training. Visit www.itpscanada.com for more information. PersPeCtiVe

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