Nashville MTA Upgrades Simulator Training Department with FAAC’s MB-2000
Published on August 7, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Ann Arbor, MI Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority instructors may have just taken possession of their new FAAC driver training simulator, but this is not its first bus roadeo. MTA instructors have been using driving simulation as part of their overall training program for years. So when it came time for an … Continued
RGRTA’s Simulator Upgrade Gives Instructors a More Robust Training Platform
Published on June 24, 2014
DFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Ann Arbor, MI – The old adage is that if something is not broken, don’t ‘fix it.’ But as the Rochester-Genessee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) points out, the adage does not say anything about an upgrade. RGRTA recently received a substantial improvement to its transit operator simulation system by its original … Continued
Busy First Quarter for FAAC Transit Simulator Deliveries Reasons for Purchase are Varied, but Benefits Have Wide Appeal
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Ann Arbor, MI FAAC’s engineers and installers have had a busy spring filling orders for new and upgraded transit driver training simulators from agencies across the country. New driving simulators are headed to: • TAPS in Sherman, Texas; • LYNX in Orlando, Florida; • MTA in Nashville; • Capital Area Transit … Continued
New TAPS training simulator to have regional appeal
Published on May 7, 2014
By Nate Strauc Herald Democrat Writing government grants is a lot like fishing. You bait the hook with data and statistics, cast the line into the great bureaucratic unknown, and then you wait. For quasi-governmental agencies like TAPS Public Transit, those fishing lines can look more like financial lifelines, and the more lines you have … Continued
New simulators merge EVOC and use-of-force training FAAC’s DrivingForce simulation technology aims to make inroads in the law enforcement training community
Published on November 23, 2013
By Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief –Train like you fight. It’s a credo we adhere to as much and as consistently as possible, but our EVOC instructors frown upon destroying vehicles, and our firearms instructors insist on paper, steel, and plastic targets. Consequently, simulators are playing an ever-increasing role in police training, and even … Continued
How multi-seat driver-training simulators improve safety, situational awareness Robert Raheb | Fire Chief
Published on November 4, 2013
See the FAAC Fire Simulator in use Fire departments across the country are embroiled with city government regarding budget cuts and spending. Departments have made various decisions on how to reduce spending and still maintain a level of service that affords its citizens protection. Most of the time, training is the first to get cut … Continued
OATS employees getting some real hands on training with FAAC Incorporated’s driving simulator training mobile unit
Published on October 1, 2013
MACON, MO — If you have been by the OATS facility in Macon over the last few days, you’ve probably noticed the brightly colored semi-truck in the parking lot. For the last week oats has hosted the Professional Driving Simulator Training Mobile Unit. Jim & Michelle Eastwood of Paducah Transit Authority out of Kentucky has been … Continued