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RTC In Florida

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Key Takeaways:

  • Recurrent Training Center (RTC), under new ownership (ASE), has transitioned from a budget provider to a premium training facility, now offering improved professional materials, expanded aircraft types, and valuable WINGS program credit for flight reviews.
  • The author's training highlighted a common industry challenge: simulator panels and avionics often differ significantly from a pilot's actual, modified aircraft, which can limit the transferability and effectiveness of some procedural training due to unfamiliarity.
  • To maximize recurrent training, the author suggests requesting a more thorough interactive systems review and advises pilots with upgraded aircraft to familiarize themselves with round-dial panels and GNS navigators if their chosen simulator features them.
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Since I’ve turned more pages in my personal calendar, my insurance required recurrent training increased from once in two years to every year. As much as I hate to admit it, the performance I demonstrated this year—although I was legally current and felt somewhat proficient—suggests that is a reasonable demand.

This year, I chose Recurrent Training Center. I’ve attended RTC before, but only in their original location outside Champagne, Illinois. RTC since opened a location in Odessa, Florida, outside Tampa. I wanted to compare the training in Florida.

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