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BoldMethod to Develop Predator and Reaper
Pilot Training Software
(Grand Forks, North Dakota, – Oct. 27, 2009) The University of North Dakota
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (UND Aerospace)—a world-renowned center
for aerospace research, training, learning, and custom software development— today
announced that the UND Aerospace Foundation and its software development partner,
BoldMethod, have signed a four year agreement with Crew Training International,
Inc. (CTI) to supply a Learning Management System (LMS) and develop high fidelity
Computer Based Training and courseware for CTI in support of their contract with
the U.S. Air Force for MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper operator training.
CTI, a leading provider of training services for the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command
and other military and civilian customers, currently provides all contracted MQ-1
Predator and MQ-9 Reaper training services for the U.S. Air Force at Creech Air
Force Base, Nev. and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. as well as MQ-1 training on behalf
of the Air National Guard at March Air Reserve Base, Calif.
Under the agreement, UND Aerospace will supply C-LRN, an Internet based Learning
Management System specialized to support the MQ-1 and MQ-9 training programs. BoldMethod
will develop interactive training content for the MQ-1 and MQ-9 training programs,
including a virtual ground control station for laptop deployment. The virtual ground
control station will provide structured and free-play procedural training in a SCORM
compliant training environment, with detailed tracking and performance evaluation
metrics recorded in the C-LRN LMS. Simulated systems will include a Predator menu
configuration, as well as systems and sensor operation. Through the virtual ground
control station and C-LRN, instructors will be able to supervise training by receiving
instant training progress from C-LRN while students practice operational procedures
both inside and outside the classroom.
About BoldMethod
BoldMethod, LLC (http://www.boldmethod.com)
supplies interactive courseware and software development for a variety of industries,
with emphasis on aviation and procedural systems. Their products are used for internal
and external training, as well as product marketing. BoldMethod is based in Grand
Forks, North Dakota.
About UND Aerospace
UND Aerospace is an international leader in collegiate and contract aviation education
and training services. Flying over 100,000 hours annually, UND Aerospace also has
facilities in Spokane, Wash., with Spokane Falls Community College;; Phoenix, Ariz.,
in conjunction with Chandler-Gilbert Community College; and Crookston, Minn., with
the University of Minnesota. With more than 1,900 students from all over the world,
undergraduate and graduate programs—including several distance-learning degree programs—
that lead to a variety of rewarding careers in aerospace are offered through five
different academic departments: aviation, atmospheric sciences, computer science,
earth system science and policy, and space studies. The UND Aerospace complex is
the most technologically advanced environment for aerospace education, training
and research in the world. For more information, visit (http://www.aero.und.edu).
About Crew Training International
CTI (http://www.cti-crm.com)
was founded as a Tennessee corporation in 1992 by Alan Mullen and Steve Harden,
both former TOPGUN instructors. It employs over 150 course developers, instructors
and administrative staff in 19 states. CTI currently provides Crew Resource Management
(team training) to all units of the Combat Air Forces, Air Force Reserve Command
and most units of the Air National Guard. In addition, they provide contract training
managers, instructors and course developers to Air Force formal training units at
Offutt, AFB near Omaha (RC-135 & E-4B platforms) and Beale, AFB (U-2 Spyplane) in
central California. Over the last decade the company has become the “C3ISR” (command,
control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) training
provider of choice for not only USAF but NATO. CTI provides linguist/instructors
who speak Arabic, Korean, Russian, Serb and Chinese. The company maintains a TOP
SECRET security clearance.
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