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BCIT getting 2 flight simulators

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Jan, 2025 04:35 PM
  • BCIT getting 2 flight simulators

B-C's Institute of Technology is getting two state-of-the-art flight simulators at its Richmond campus.

They come from Canadian aviation simulator manufacturer Flightdeck Solutions.

The flight training devices give Aircraft Maintenance Engineering students the full-scale experience of flight decks on the Boeing 7-37 MAX and the De Havilland Dash 8-Q400.

The school says it's a major step in supporting of B-C's aviation sector while also further establishing B-C-I-T as one of the largest aviation training providers in Canada.

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