Dept. of Vetrans Affairs approves PrestoSIM
October 4, 2007
Department of Veterans Affairs Approves Education Benefits for PrestoSim Citation CE-500 Training Program
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- October 4, 2007 -- PrestoSIM received approval to train veterans and other eligible persons under the newly approved VA Education Benefits Program. Those who signed up for the Montgomery GI Bill while in the military can receive up to a 60% reimbursement for their flight training.
Those veterans looking to pursue a career in either commercial or corporate aviation will now have the opportunity to come to PrestoSIM to accomplish that goal. Eligible course that qualify under the VA program are the Citation CE-500 Initial Type Rating course and the Airline Transport Rating course.
PrestoSIM is an FAA Approved flight-training center featuring Initial, Recurrent and Single Pilot training in the Citation CE-500 Series aircraft as well as Initial and Recurrent training for the Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft.
Established in 2004, PrestoSIM operates a 30,000 square foot facility in Grapevine, Texas, and specializes in owner pilot and small to mid size corporate flight department operated aircraft. More information is available at www.PrestoSIM.com.
PrestoSIM receives FAA approval for Cessna Citation Ultra and Encore courses
March 2, 2007
GRAPEVINE, Texas, March 2, 2007 --- PrestoSIM- one of four U.S. companies
authorized to provide FAA Part 142 simulator-based training in Cessna
Citation aircraft has won FAA approval to provide training on the Cessna
Citation Ultra and Encore aircraft featuring the Primus 1000 avionics
suite. When combined with the company's earlier FAA approval of its
Citation Bravo courses today's approval gives PrestoSIM authority to
train pilots on some of the most popular models in the Cessna Citation
line up.
PrestoSIM receives FAA approval for Cessna Citation Bravo courses
November 30, 2006
Grapevine, Texas, November 30, 2006. PrestoSIM- one of four U.S. companies
authorized to provide FAA Part 142 simulator based training in Cessna
Citation aircraft has won FAA approval to provide training on the
Cessna Citation Bravo aircraft featuring the Honeywell/Primus 1000
avionics suite.
The first pilots certified under the new program received aviation
insurance approval for the Citation Bravo aircraft according to Tom
Brown, PrestoSIM training center manager.
The Cessna Citation 500 series aircraft is the most popular
executive business jet of its type. PrestoSIM is one of only three
companies authorized to confer single pilot exemption authority in
these aircraft under the Cessna factory program.
FAA grants PrestoSIM FAR 142 Certificate
February 15, 2005
The Federal Aviation Administration today granted
PrestoSIM,Inc., authority under Title 14, U.S. Code,
Part 142, to offer advanced simulation flight training
and pilot certification for the Cessna Citation(tm)
500 series aircraft at PrestoSIM's Grapevine Training
Center located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Today's
approval makes PrestoSIM one of four FAA certificated
flight training companies in the United States authorized
to confer initial type ratings and to provide FAA required
recurrent pilot training on Cessna Citation aircraft
using full flight simulators.
Cessna Citation is a trademark of the Cessna Aircraft Company.
For more information, please contact the company at
(817) 488-4870, or email at
info@prestosim.com.
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