Rotor Work
2nd Nov 2014, 06:10
From ABC News
Australia's first civil helicopter simulator to take flight in Brisbane from 2016 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-02/nations-first-civil-chopper-simulator-being-built-in-brisbane/5861096)
Australia's first civil helicopter simulator is being built at Brisbane International Airport.
It will start operating in early 2016 and will be used to help train rescue crews for CareFlight Queensland through high-risk drills.
The training centre will use a Thales Reality H Full Flight simulator to train pilots in tailor-made courses.
Construction has begun on the simulator, which will also be made available to anyone training for a civil helicopter licence.
Jeremy Ovens from CareFlight Group Queensland said aircrews and pilots would be able to simulate a range of dangerous scenarios.
"It makes our training more realistic for the real world," he said.
"It lets us really push the pilots to get the best out of them so that when they actually are out there doing the missions, hopefully they're armed with much more specific and better training then we would have if we do it in a real helicopter."
CareFlight Group chief executive Ashley van de Velde said it was a major milestone for helicopter training.
"Up until now this level of sophisticated helicopter mission training has only been available to military pilots," she said.
The simulation is a replica of the AW139 helicopter, which CareFlight will use from 2015.
Jean Jacques Guittard from Thales said the training centre would offer a unique training experience.
"Helicopter aviators will soon be able to train for their missions in an environment unrivalled for its realism," he said.
Australia's first civil helicopter simulator to take flight in Brisbane from 2016 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-02/nations-first-civil-chopper-simulator-being-built-in-brisbane/5861096)
Australia's first civil helicopter simulator is being built at Brisbane International Airport.
It will start operating in early 2016 and will be used to help train rescue crews for CareFlight Queensland through high-risk drills.
The training centre will use a Thales Reality H Full Flight simulator to train pilots in tailor-made courses.
Construction has begun on the simulator, which will also be made available to anyone training for a civil helicopter licence.
Jeremy Ovens from CareFlight Group Queensland said aircrews and pilots would be able to simulate a range of dangerous scenarios.
"It makes our training more realistic for the real world," he said.
"It lets us really push the pilots to get the best out of them so that when they actually are out there doing the missions, hopefully they're armed with much more specific and better training then we would have if we do it in a real helicopter."
CareFlight Group chief executive Ashley van de Velde said it was a major milestone for helicopter training.
"Up until now this level of sophisticated helicopter mission training has only been available to military pilots," she said.
The simulation is a replica of the AW139 helicopter, which CareFlight will use from 2015.
Jean Jacques Guittard from Thales said the training centre would offer a unique training experience.
"Helicopter aviators will soon be able to train for their missions in an environment unrivalled for its realism," he said.