The International Aviation College Ilorin says it has purchased a Rotary Wing Aircraft devices simulator for training and re-training of the student of the college through joint ventures of the United State based Navy Holding Limited.
Speaking with newsmen, Captain Edward Boyo, Board Chairman of the college, who represented a member of the Board, Salihu Ahmed, said the arrival of the new Platinum devices would tremendously assist the students of the college in expanding knowledge.
Shortly after inspecting the training devices , Boyo, expressed satisfaction with the performance of the aviation college, saying the institution had facilities and manpower that could ensure a successful training in flight engineering in the country.
According to him, the college has been doing fantastically well since it was established over five years ago, pointing out that, they have been having a lot of interactions with other relevant bodies within and outside Africa continent to come and collaborate with the college.
He also added that, the students are very lucky for having this equipment arrive at this particular time, adding that more of its are still being expected by the institution, especially from the Police, Army, Navy, Air Force and other relevant institutions.
The chairman of the board, who also expressed satisfaction with the performance of the aviation college, said the institution had facilities and manpower that could ensure a successful training in flight engineering in the country.
Also speaking, Captain Abdulmumin Nuhu Abdulkarim, Rector of the college, disclosed that over one hundred pilots and other relevant professionals had been trained in the last five years of the establishment of the college.
He noted that with the arrival of the platinum simulator, any student trained with the devices would not have any problems in operating both fixed wing and rotary wing of Aircraft.
