Alteon Training, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Boeing Company, told ANN Tuesday the company has
received certification for a Diamond Aircraft Flight Training
Device (FTD) simulator for their upcoming multi-crew pilot license
(MPL) beta test in Brisbane, Australia. The simulator, classified
as a Flight Training Device, was certified to the FAA Advisory
Circular 120-45a, Level 5 standard by the Civil Aviation Safety
Authority of Australia.
The FTD is an actual Diamond Aircraft Industries DA40 cockpit
that has been modified for training use and includes a functioning
canopy. To ensure the realism of the training program, the
simulator looks, feels and operates in an identical manner to the
aircraft. Data such as flight handling characteristics and column
forces have been taken from the actual aircraft and replicated in
the FTD.
"To support Alteon’s commitment to the industry in testing
the new MPL training program, we have chosen to use sophisticated
simulators and visual systems," said Alteon president Sherry
Carbary. "The Diamond simulator provides the most realistic
training environment for our cadets in the initial phase of the MPL
beta test."
The accuracy of the simulator with respect to the aircraft,
combined with Rockwell Collins EP 10 advanced visual system,
qualify the device as one of the most sophisticated general
aviation simulators built today. The EP 10 has full color texture,
and a world wide seamless geographic database using advanced
features such as satellite imagery. Embedded are actual models of
airfields with high level detail.
"The EP 10 visual system is a simplified direct projection
version of our EP1000 that is installed on many full flight
simulators around the world. This image generator combined with the
very latest LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicone) projector ensures
pilots will be trained in an exceptionally realistic environment,"
said David Rushton, director Commercial Business Development,
Rockwell Collins.
"Diamond Aircraft is proud to support Alteon in the MPL beta
test. The simulator is designed to provide the most comfortable and
precise environment for learning," said Gerhard Thamm, managing
director of Diamond Simulation Company, a division of Diamond
Aircraft Industries.
Alteon currently offers training services at seven training
centers in the Asia-Pacific region, including Brisbane and
Melbourne, Australia, Seoul, South Korea; Kunming and Tianjin,
China, Tokyo, Japan and Singapore.