|  Fidelity
Flight Simulation has been awarded FAA Flight Training Device Level 3 approval
for its full-motion Eurocopter EC135 simulation device built for STAT MedEvac
of West Mifflin, PA. The Fidelity EC135 is the first full-motion helicopter flight
training device ever approved by the FAA, and the first approved FTD ever for
a Eurocopter aircraft. Fidelity will now deploy the EC135 FTD for training STAT
MedEvac's 70 pilots over 16 locations throughout the northeastern U.S.
STAT
MedEvac President, James F. Bothwell states, "The
flight simulator is significant for STAT MedEvac in two ways. It shows our commitment
to safety and training from our Board of Directors, who chose to make this investment,
all the way to the pilots who will use the device to train. Secondly, it shows
STAT MedEvac's commitment to being a leader in the air medical industry. This
is another example where STAT MedEvac has implemented cutting edge technology
to lead the industry into a new era."  We
are seeing a lot of interest in helicopter simulators," said Mark Limbach,
Director of Marketing for Fidelity Flight Simulation. "There's been a strong
push for helicopter safety at the same time that technology is really allowing
us to provide much more cost-effective simulation devices." STAT
MedEvac is based at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, PA, and operates
21 Helicopters and 2 Airplanes throughout Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. The non-profit organization is operated by the Center for Emergency
Medicine whose members are Altoona Hospital, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh,
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and UPMC Shadyside Hospital
and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital. For more information, contact John
Chamberlin at (412) 906-7964 or at jchamberlin@statmedevac.com.
Fidelity Flight Simulation, Inc. is headquartered in Pittsburgh,
PA and manufactures a wide range of full-motion fixed wing and rotorcraft flight
simulation devices. For more information, contact Mark Limbach
at (412) 321-3280 or at .
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