Embry-Riddle Signs Contract With Adacel for New 180-Degree ATC Tower Simulator
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 7, 2001 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has signed a contract with Adacel, the leader in air traffic control simulation, to provide a new 180-degree ATC tower simulator and visual system that includes three years of full system support. The simulator will use Adacel's industry-leading MaxSim 3.0 simulation software with advanced voice recognition.
Embry-Riddle is one of the largest providers of ATC education in the world. Embry-Riddle's selection of this tower simulator augments their existing Adacel-provided ATC radar simulator base. Current Adacel systems at Embry-Riddle include 30 radar-training positions and voice communication systems. This tower expansion provides Embry-Riddle with an advanced capability to address the current and future education requirements of air traffic controllers.
The new simulator includes a MaxSim voice communication system, two airport-specific databases, a weather information display, radar interface, and an advanced supervisor/pseudo-pilot interface. The new tower simulator, which will be operational in May 2002, will be located in the new College of Aviation complex currently under construction on Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach, Fla., campus.
"Adacel was selected after a comprehensive evaluation of available ATC simulation. We chose Adacel because they offer the leading technology and full systems support," said Tim Brady, Ph.D., Embry-Riddle's dean of the college of aviation for the Daytona Beach campus.
"We are delighted to enter into this contract with Embry-Riddle. This acquisition will complete the Embry-Riddle simulation suite and place them firmly at the forefront of ATC student education worldwide," said Max Rutherford, chief executive officer of Adacel Systems Inc.
Adacel specializes in civil and military ATC systems for operational and training applications. The Embry-Riddle system will contain the advanced military and civilian features of MaxSim 3.0, including advanced weather effects and military environment dynamics. Adacel's ATC simulation system technologies are currently in use across the United States and the world.
Adacel Technologies Limited is a leading developer of advanced software and systems for aviation, telecommunications, defense, and business-to-business e-commerce. In the 13 years since its establishment, Adacel has built internationally recognized software and systems engineering expertise, which it is now using to develop and market proprietary software, systems, and computer training products in Australia, Europe, North America, and Asia.
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Embry-Riddle, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates 24,000 students annually through the master's level at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., at more than 150 teaching centers in the United States and Europe, and through distance learning.
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