Cirrus Aircraft has made its three-seat TRAC10 purpose-built training aircraft available to Part 141 flight-training providers, positioning it as the core aircraft for fleet training programmes. The aircraft is restricted to training organisations rather than retail buyers, with a minimum purchase of five and a reported price of $499,000.
Unveiled at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in July, the TRAC10 seats one instructor and two students. The arrangement is intended to reduce turnaround time by allowing two students to complete lessons during one operating period, switching seats at a remote airport or other training location.
Power comes from a 160-hp Rotax 916 engine capable of using 100LL avgas, unleaded avgas or mogas. Cirrus lists a maximum cruise speed of 139 kt, fuel burn of 5.9 gal per hour at 65% power, a 750-lb useful load and maximum fuel capacity of 33.5 gal.
The aircraft incorporates Garmin Axis touchscreen avionics and a Garmin GFC 500 autopilot. An optional rear-seat display and push-to-talk control allow the second student to take part in communications, navigation and crew-resource-management exercises, while the instructor can disable the rear-seat avionics when required.
Cirrus is also developing structured TRAC-series training materials, including videos, interactive courses and simulator integration based on the classroom, simulator and flight model used in professional airline training. No customer names, order quantities beyond the five-aircraft minimum or delivery timetable were disclosed in the availability report.