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RTC In Florida

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Key Takeaways:

  • Recurrent Training Center (RTC) has evolved under new ownership into a premium provider, offering more professional training, expanded aircraft options, and integrating WINGS program credit for flight reviews.
  • While the author praised RTC's professionalism and helpful staff, the generic nature of the simulator (different controls, switch layouts, and avionics compared to the author's specific aircraft) significantly hampered performance during training.
  • The lack of simulator realism, particularly for older, modified aircraft, limited the effectiveness of abnormal procedure training and led the author to suggest pilots flying upgraded EFIS-equipped aircraft familiarize themselves with common round-dial/GNS panels before simulator training.
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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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