For more information
contact Bob Ross
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
386-226-6198
www.embryriddle.edu
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For more information
contact Robert Wagner
L.A.S. Systems Inc.
651 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Suite 210
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815-356-1492
www.landairsea.com
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Embry-Riddle and L.A.S. Systems Inc. Join Forces to Revolutionize Flight Instruction
Prescott, Ariz., Aug. 28, 1997 -- L.A.S. Systems Inc. and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University announced today that the Flight-Trac system will be installed and operational on the aircraft fleet at the university's Prescott, Ariz., campus by September 1, 1997. Flight-Trac is a GPS-based flight recording and software analysis system designed by L.A.S. Systems Inc. for post-flight performance review and evaluation.
The GPS-based flight tracking system is one of the first of its kind to be used in civilian flight instruction in the United States. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has the largest aeronautical science (professional flight) degree program in the nation, making it the country's leading university in aviation and aerospace higher education. The university has over 45 aircraft at its Prescott, Ariz., campus.
This system will allow Embry-Riddle's students and flight instructors to review training flights in a revolutionary way. At 14 computer work stations, students and instructors will view data collected from the fleet's recording units in order to see the path of their flight against the backdrop of graphically reproduced sectional charts and alongside a graphically reproduced instrument panel. Never before have flight students at a university had such an opportunity to visualize and review their own flight performance.
More specifically, with Flight-Trac in use, Embry-Riddle students and instructors will use location data from GPS signal inputs in conjunction with NOAA sectional charts to review reality-based flight replays. As a result, students will become more familiar with sectional chart navigation.
Additionally, students and instructors will be able to conduct in-depth analysis of student flights in the following ways:
- Students can view maneuvers with the Flight-Trac software and visualize procedures prior to actual flight; the software can also be used by students for at-home study of instrument response to training maneuvers.
- After a training flight, a student and instructor can compare flight results and performance. Important flight training criteria such as takeoff and landing speeds and enroute and pattern altitudes can be reviewed by a student alone or with a flight instructor.
- Instructors can evaluate students' solo cross-country flights and solo training maneuvers in detail. If any difficulties are encountered during a flight, the issues may be discussed while replaying it on a computer screen. Instructors can also verify correct altitudes and landings at designated airports on solo cross-countries.
L.A.S. Systems Inc., a privately held corporation founded in 1994, is a developer and manufacturer of unique products that utilize GPS and computer technology. L.A.S. released its first product, the Flight-Trac system, earlier this year and is currently developing new products for the aviation training market.
The world's largest university specializing in aviation and aerospace, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and over 100 education centers in the U.S. and Europe. Its curriculum covers the operation, engineering, research, manufacturing, management, and marketing of modern aircraft and the systems that support them.
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