Simulator manufacturer Redbird held its fifth annual Migration flight training conference at the company's Skyport in San Marcos, Texas, in November 2015. The gathering drew more than 200 flight training providers and industry leaders. Migration is a unique customer meeting, flight training symposium, and creative workshop. There were dozens of breakout sessions and learning opportunities. Previous conferences' focus on primary training was largely absent this year. Hartzell Propeller President Joe Brown signaled the shift in his conference-opening comments. Brown has a passion for regular proficiency training, which he says can be accomplished in simulators both to increase quality and to decrease cost. Brown and other industry partners ran a successful pilot proficiency center at EAA AirVenture 2015, and he said the extensive scenario-based training that occurred can be emulated at flight schools around the country.
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