The air cadets of Brazilian Air Force (FAB) now they have a new means of instruction. The Modernized T-24 Simulator was inaugurated on Wednesday (4000th), at the Air Force Academy (AFA), in Pirassununga (SP). The tool will be mainly used by 4th year cadets, who fly the Embraer T-27M Tucano.
The ceremony was presided over by the Director of Information Technology of the Air Force (DTI), Brigadier of the Air Luiz Guilherme da Silva Magarão, accompanied by the Commander of the AFA, Brigadier of the Air Marcelo Gobett Cardoso.
Also participating in the ceremony were the Head of the São José dos Campos Aeronautics Computing Center (CCA – SJ), Colonel Aviator Piterson Marques Lisboa, Commanders, Heads of Divisions and other Military personnel from the Academy and CCA-SJ.
The Director of DTI, Brigadeiro Magarão, praised the reception and partnership of the Academy team in the development of the Project and the technical capacity of the of the CCA-SJ.
“We are capable and have developed a solution to a strategic problem for the Brazilian Air Force. This delivery will make a decisive contribution to basic instruction, increasing efficiency in cadet training and saving resources, including extending the useful life of the aircraft. It is DTI's commitment to invest in the modernization of teaching at the Air Force Academy,” highlighted.
With the recent modernization of the T-27 Tucano aircraft, the need to update the simulator arose, with a total remodeling of its and avionics, adopting the new technologies and implemented systems.
After the delivery of the first T-27M aircraft to AFA, in early 2022, the process of adaptation and modernization of the T-4000 flight simulator began with the CCA-SJ, which in a short period managed to completely remodel the structure of the simulator, installing the modern Garmin systems, in addition to improving its flight capabilities.
In his words, the AFA Commander, Brigadier Gobett, thanked DTI for the high-level management and follow-up so that the CCA-SJ could, in partnership with the Academy, carry out this project.
“We are immensely proud of this solution by the Brazilian Air Force, through the technique, DTI and our operators who worked together to ensure that we were successful in the short term. We have already planned for the next year the operation of the four Cadet Squadrons of the Air Force Cadet Corps, so that everyone can have with air activity in the Simulated Training Squadron. Who wins with this system is the FAB”, stressed.
Currently, with the delivery of the Modernized T-4000, it is possible for the Cadet to have a total immersion in the aircraft, being able to fully interact with all the instruments and functionalities of the T-27M aircraft, in addition to allowing a reliable training of emergency procedures .
The Head of the CCA-SJ, Colonel Piterson, praised the confidence they placed in the project. “I am very grateful to the General Officers who trusted in our mission and made it possible for us to reach a day like this. Low-cost simulators for the benefit of a serious Air Instruction”, he concluded.
The inauguration of the modernized T-4000 is the realization of the Air Force Command's efforts to provide the best conditions for the full training of its future leaders.
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