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Flight International Magazine Reviews IDU-680 in Grob G 120TP Trainer
Flight International magazine says the Grob G120TP trainer with the Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 EFIS "will set the benchmark for 21st century trainer aircraft worldwide in this aircraft category."
Mineral Wells, TX — Peter Collins of Flight International magazine put the Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 EFIS to the test and declared: "The full digital cockpit featured in the latest version of Grob Aircraft’s G 120TP could set a new benchmark for pilot training technology – and at a reasonable price too."
After a quick overview of the cockpit, Collins remarked, "The set-up was a displayed screen area not only unmatched in this class of trainer, but one that also exceeds most – if not all – of the systems advanced modern trainers presently use." And once he began to work with the Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 EFIS, he was impressed by the avionics system's flexibility and ease-of use: "It is hard to convey just how flexible the display variations are, or how easy it was to configure the cockpit in a way I would want or expect for any future transport, helicopter or fighter-graded student. I estimate I was comfortable to configure and operate the cockpit within 60 min of sitting in the aircraft – despite being given no prior briefing."
Collins summed up his experience: "[T]he G 120TP is a breakthrough aircraft [that] offers any modern air force the chance to reshape its training programme. [T]he latest four-screen digital display production version – allied to an embedded cockpit training simulation – means the type has become the 21st century trainer aircraft the early prototype promised it would be."
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