The German Armed Forces have chosen the aircraft G 120TP to train its air force pilots at the Phoenix-Goodyear airport, Arizona. This adds one more air force in the world operating this modern trainer already and just another triumph to the company’s success story.
Grob G 120TP
With more than 150 aircrafts delivered to their customers already and more than 14 operators using the Grob G 120TP worldwide, now the German Armed Forces decided to contract H3 Grob Aircraft SE to execute the military pilot training for their students in Goodyear, AZ. The contract consists of 1300 flight hours per year and will be carried out by H3 Grob Aircraft SE.
Goodyear airport, AZ
Five Grob G 120TP are already delivered by H3 Grob Aircraft SE to Arizona and the training of the instructor pilots is already in progress, so the students will soon be able to experience modern side-by-side training in an aircraft with the fully digital cockpit, fully IFR with autopilot, that is also fully aerobatic.
Grob G 120TP at Goodyear Airport, AZ
As we have informed you in an interview with the company Chief pilot Thomas (Tom) Reinert last year, who now is in charge of coordinating the program in the US and training the instructor pilots there, the Grob G 120TP has been designed around the future needs of global air forces and sets a new benchmark when you look for an ab-initio/basic to advanced training aircraft for military pilot training. (Full story here: https://aero-space.eu/2020/09/14/only-a-complete-training-system-can-make-a-difference/)
The biggest advantage of training on the new Grob G 120TP aircraft is the computer-based training, virtual and augmented reality and proper simulators with excellent visual systems. All of that is available from H3 Grob Aircraft SE along with the training aircraft to the German students in Goodyear now.
GTS G 120TP SIMULATOR
(The 3rd German Airforce Flying Training Squadron is operating for 30 years in Arizona. The aftermath of the ongoing pandemic made the Luftwaffe decide to end the Training in Arizona in 2023. From 2024, the initial Flight Training will be located again back home in Germany.)
Autor: Kateřina Urbanová, ACE
Photo Credit: Tom Reinert, H3 Grob Aircraft SE
