TRAINING :: SIMULATORS

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September 24, 2008
BHS Opts for Elite
The Brazilian Helicopter Service (BHS) performs a lot of offshore petroleum trips and has selected an Elite S623 simulator to both train its pilots and offer them currency training. The S623 is manufactured by Zurich-based Elite...

September 23, 2008
Bristow’s New Facility
The company recently unveiled its plans for a new European headquarters and training academy in Aberdeen. The facility will be located at Kirkhill Commercial...

September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Era Gets FTD Ticket
COMMERCIAL Era Helicopters’ new training center in Lake Charles, La. has obtained Level 6 qualification from the FAA for its EC135 CPDS P2+ flight simulator training device. Built by Frasca International, the EC135 device offers an...

September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Joint Venture to Provide NH90 Sim, Training
TRAINING Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, has signed contracts with the Netherlands defense ministry to provide comprehensive NH90 helicopter training systems and services. The total value of the...

September 1, 2008
Training: Safety Watch
Pilot Responsibility — Where Has it Gone? Where is the FAA? That’s the question we all ask following an aircraft mishap. But the question that really should be asked is, where is pilot responsibility in general aviation these days? We all rely on...

July 30, 2008
Gulf Helicopters Orders AW139 Simulator
Gulf Helicopters is purchasing an AW139 simulator from the U.K. vendor cueSim, according to The Gulf Times. The Doha, Qatar newspaper quoted Gulf Helicopters as saying...

July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Bristow-Cobham Joint Venture Wins Aw Training Contract
TRAINING FB Heliservices has won a contract from AgustaWestland to provide training services for pilots outside the United Kingdom. The contract in...

June 12, 2008
FB Heliservices Wins AW Training Contract
FB Heliservices has won a contract from AgustaWestland to provide training services for pilots outside the United Kingdom. The contract in support of AW...

June 1, 2008
From the Field: Frasca Delivers Bell 206 FTDs to Iraq  
Frasca International has delivered two flight training devices (FTDs) for the Bell Helicopter Model 206B for the U.S. Air Force to use in training Iraqi air force pilots. These FTDs delivered to Kirkuk Air Base, about 145 nm (270 km) north of Baghdad, are...

June 1, 2008
From the Factories: Partners Weigh Spot For AW139  Simulator
Training service partners AgustaWestland and CAE are debating whether to install their second AW139 simulator at the former’s Philadelphia plant or the latter’s N.J. training center. The companies have installed FAA- and European Joint Aviation...

April 1, 2008
Helicopter Training: New Simulators: Making It Real
Eurocopter is adding training capabilities in the United States to respond to long-term market needs and shorter-term opportunities. In the latter category, the manufacturer’s American Eurocopter unit in Grand Prairie, Texas is developing a...

March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Aerosim Mission Trainers
AEROSIMULATORS FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING COST-EFFECTIVE HELICOPter simulators and related systems. At Booth 50 in the static area, the company is displaying its Gimbal Imaging System Trainer (GIST), which simulates a...

March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Flight Link Enhances Desktop "Flying"
FLIGHT LINK HAS BEEN producing flight controls for PC- and Macintosh-based flight simulation programs like Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane for more than 14 years. The aim of the Chico...

March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Frasca Marks 50th Year
COULD RUDY FRASCA HAVE IMAGined where the helicopter training market would go in half a century? The Urbana, Ill.-based company comes to Houston marking its 50th anniversary, a milestone it will be celebrating here at Heli-Expo and throughout the coming year...