With modern avionics, paired with a proven airframe and the latest training tools, Pilatus Aircraft has modernized the tried-and-tested Pilatus PC-7 turboprop trainer into a smart basic trainer. The Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft has so far built and delivered over 600 units of its PC-7 training aircraft to customers. At the Dubai Airshow, which began yesterday in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pilatus has now presented a modernized version of the turboprop trainer. This not only involves upgrading the aircraft model to modern systems, but also embedding the aircraft in an intelligent training environment with a simulator, virtual reality training tools, cockpit camera and mission debriefing system. Pilatus therefore also calls the aircraft a "smart basic trainer". A state-of-the-art cockpit with intelligent avionics is the heart of the brand new PC-7 MKX, says the aircraft manufacturer. The two crew members will find the latest generation of high-resolution displays in the cockpit. According to the manufacturer, this allows student pilots to easily enter the world of modern avionics while simultaneously training essential flying skills. In addition to the basic avionics configuration, customers can also choose from various options for expanding their capabilities, such as an SVS (Synthetic Vision System), a Traffic Advisory System or an autopilot. The avionics can be operated conventionally using switches and buttons, but also using the touchscreen functionality. The primary flight display in the middle allows the selection of different flight modes, while the right and left displays are used for navigation, entering flight plan data and providing an overview of various aircraft systems, according to Pilatus Aircraft.