Mechtronix Systems, a division of Mechtronix World Corporation, the fastest growing and third leading provider of flight training equipment in the world, today announced the successful certification of the Ascent XJ Trainer recently installed at Ben Air Flight Academy (BAFA). The unit, located at Antwerp in Belgium, is configured as a large twin-engine jet aircraft and has been certified FNPT II MCC under EASA regulation by the Service Public Federal Mobilite et Transport; it will also be used for Phase 2 of the MPL Program.

The Ascent XJ Trainer is equipped with a conversion kit to commercial turboprop and fully functional FMS, EFIS, TCAS, EGPWS, weather radar, and offers exceptional Full Flight Simulator comparable visual system fidelity featuring a 180-degree Field of View. These features will allow students to familiarize themselves with the automated flight deck as well as the performance and speeds of today's modern jet aircraft.

"The Ascent XJ Trainer, our second Mechtronix' unit, is the ideal tool to prepare our students to the jet environment," stated Marc Kegelaers, CEO of BAFA. "While training for MCC, they will get familiar with modern automated jet environments. Mechtronix' Ascent XJ Trainer is the best device we have found available on the market to introduce the EFIS environment and the functionalities of the FMS. This is a considerable advantage to our students and our academy as our pilots will be more knowledgeable and proficient, while we are maximizing our price/training capability ratio."

"We are honored to be once again associated to BAFA," said Mechtronix' President and COO Xavier Herve. "The Ascent XJ Trainer is a clever choice for any training organization that wishes to bridge the gap between general and commercial aviation. We have based this trainer on advanced systems developed through building Full Flight Simulators and we have packaged them in a flight training device. As a result, the end user is training on a device that has the same fidelity as a full flight when it comes to avionics and systems. Another example of the quality of the XJ is that it is fitted with the same Image Generator as the one in our full flights, which brings an unmatched image quality for a FTD. We trust BAFA will attract the new generation of pilots with this high quality training device."