Florida Tech Lands $670,000 Gift to Fund New Flight Training Devices

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MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology aviation students will soon be “flying high” inside new, state of the art flight simulation equipment. The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust is granting the university $670,000 to fund two Seminole Level 5 Flight Training Devices. Manufactured by Frasca International, Inc. in Urbana, Ill., the cost of each device—which simulates what it’s like to be in a cockpit—is $335,000, delivered and assembled.

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