The System Delivered To Beijing Capital Airlines Has Been Certified By The Civil Aviation Administration Of China (CAAC)

A second Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator (FSS) has been delivered to Beijing by Indra, which says it has also become the first company to commission and implement a helicopter simulator on Chinese territory, with the collaboration of Eurocopter.

The A320 system has been commissioned and is ready for service after achieving the Level D certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which certifies the maximum possible level of realism. The solution successfully passed the first tests, in compliance with the CCAR60 regulations. The new A320 Full Flight Simulator is currently located in the pilot training center of Hainan Airlines, in the city of Sanya, Island of Hainan. This is a twin-engine simulator that can simulate the two types of engines (IAE and CFM) in use on A320 airplanes. This new functionality expands the number of pilots that can be trained with the same system.
 
Indra's A320 simulators are the first in the market to incorporate the simulation of the communications environment between the pilot, control centers and tower (Air Traffic Control communications). They also excel as solutions with an advanced visual system that has been fully developed by the company.
 
Last September, Indra became the first company in the world to be certified by the CAAC for the implementation of a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for helicopters. The company implemented its EC-225 Level B simulator at Airbus' pilot training center in Beijing, making it the first to "fly" in China. The placement of the sim was facilitated by a collaboration agreement signed between Indra and Eurocopter in April 2011, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The purpose of this agreement is to progressively introduce training systems that facilitate and improve the preparation of Chinese pilots.
 
The Chinese airspace liberalization process will allow new helicopter operators to operate in this country. Currently, only the Administration and a limited number of companies are authorized to do so. Such a change in the regulations will lead to an exponential increase in the demand for training services. The EC225 simulator represents one of Eurocopter's most modern aircraft, designed to transport passengers, for search and rescue missions, as well as to participate in natural disaster operations, extinguish fires and participate in emergency situations, among other tasks. In addition to the EC225 simulators, Indra has also developed different civil helicopter simulators for police surveillance operations: AS350, EC135 or EC145, among others.

(A320 sim news release image provided by Indra)

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