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News
Dowling's School of Aviation Unveils Turnkey Air Traffic Control
Simulator
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| Dowling College School of Aviation students will be
training on a FIRSTplus air traffic control simulator, which consists of
a 3-D ATC tower, radar training stations, pseudo pilots and voice
recognition.
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OAKDALE, NY - Dowling College School of Aviation students will be
training on one of the most advanced, realistic air traffic control
(ATC) simulators in the world, according to FIRSTplus supplier Raytheon
Canada Limited. FIRSTplus technology allows Dowling students to
experience simulated tower operations, approach and enroute operations,
procedural operations and ATC voice communications.
Located at the school's Brookhaven campus, the Dowling College
FIRSTplus simulator consists of a 3-D ATC tower, radar training
stations, pseudo pilots and voice recognition. Raytheon COMMplus, a
complementary product, provides voice communications simulator and voice
recordings.
"Dowling continues to be a leader in aviation education and we are
excited to incorporate such an advanced ATC simulator into our
curriculum. With the FIRSTplus ATC simulator, we are training our
students with state-of-the-art equipment and technology that's being
used worldwide by air navigation agencies and other ATC training
institutions," said Martin Holley, Dean of Dowling's School of
Aviation.
The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced that they will
be hiring more than 12,000 air traffic controllers. Dowling is one of
only fourteen colleges in the country to participate in the Federal
Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control Collegiate Training
Initiative (AT-CTI) Program, the sole civilian source of new hires.
Students who are enrolled in an aviation degree program and who meet FAA
and School of Aviation requirements are eligible to participate in this
program.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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