one-G Simulation Delivers Swiss 12 PC-12 Training Device to Air Bravo in Thunder Bay, Entering Canadian Market
Why It MattersOn-site simulators matched to specific airframes let regional cargo and medevac operators keep recurrent training in-house, reducing dependence on distant training centres for single-engine turboprop fleets.
Seattle-based one-G Simulation has entered the Canadian market with the delivery and installation of its Swiss 12 advanced aviation training device (AATD) to Air Bravo Corp. in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Air Bravo is a regional airline providing cargo, charter and medevac services. The Swiss 12 is based on the Pilatus PC-12, one of the most utilized single-engine turboprops among medevac and charter operators, and it received its initial FAA letter of authorization as an AATD in 2017. Air Bravo has also ordered a second one-G device, custom-developed around the Cessna 408 SkyCourier; the airline received the first SkyCourier delivered into Canada in 2025.
Air Bravo was established in 2001, has approximately 160 staff and also provides maintenance services. It operates from bases at Thunder Bay Airport (CYQT), Sudbury Airport (CYSB) in Garson, Ontario, and Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CYLS) in Ontario. One-G said the device gives the airline an on-site training platform matched to the aircraft its pilots fly, including installed avionics, and supports practice of procedures, systems management and the abnormal and emergency scenarios required by Air Bravo's training programme and the regulatory approvals set by Transport Canada.
The device features dual aerodynamically driven force-feedback yokes, dual linked rudder pedals with toe brakes, a fully functional overhead panel, a Crew Alerting and Warning System (CAWS) panel and a projected curved-screen visual system. It also includes one-G's Instructor Operator Station, which lets instructors configure flight scenarios, including weather, aircraft location and system failures.
"Having a PC-12 training device at our own facility gives our pilots an opportunity to practice aircraft-specific procedures and reinforce their proficiency closer to home," said Rick Horwath, president of Air Bravo. Xylon Saltzman, founder and CEO of one-G Simulation, said: "A PC-12 operator shouldn't have to send pilots out of province for every recurrent event. Because we build the hardware and software ourselves, we could match this device to Air Bravo's aircraft and put that training in their own hangar."
