Company Trains 2,400 Pilots Annually
HeliSim and Eurocopter officially inaugurated the first EC225
Full Flight Simulator (FFS) in Marignane, France, on Friday.
"Our strategy is in tune with Eurocopter's reinforced commitment
to improving flight safety by providing simulated alternatives to
real flight," said Guy Dabadie, CEO of HeliSim. "We are fully
dedicated to enlarging our service offer and ensuring our FFSs are
in place at the right price for Eurocopter's customers. Due to the
quickly increasing number of EC225s in the oil and gas market, we
have installed the first EC225 FFS at our HeliSim facility. It is
now fully operational."
The EC225 FFS is to be qualified to Level D according to JAR
FSTD 1H standards. It includes a full-motion system with six
degrees of freedom, an instructor station, simulation of all
systems and optional equipment solutions, avionics system and full
replica of the EC225 cockpit, sound system, original OEM (Original
Equipment Manufacturer) simulation data package and a visual system
field of view of 200° horizontal and 60° vertical
daylight/dusk/night. The visual database features detailed
airports, heliports, helipads and platforms as well as realistic 3D
moving models and full correlation between databases.
The FFS guarantees the most representative synthetic EC225 and
the latest aircraft configuration, with through-life upgrades,
based on a Eurocopter data package and flight loop software using
genuine aircraft manufacturer software. This unique simulation data
package is the key element of Eurocopter's stringent policy to
accept no compromise on safety, which to a paramount degree depends
on first-class training. Flight profiles will be adjustable to any
customer's mission profile and any working environment.
Training courses offered by HeliSim and Eurocopter on the EC225
FFS include standard and recurrent training such as type rating,
emergency refresher, IFR, GPS approach and recurrency training;
mission training such as night flight, NVG training, confined area
procedures, SAR (Search and Rescue), crew reaction in deteriorating
conditions (single engine, MET conditions, low fuel) as well as
platform or rooftop landings; and tailored courses such as
simulator handling for instructors, line oriented flight training,
crew resource management and Multi-Crew Co-operation (MCC).
HeliSim was officially opened in February 2002 and is jointly
held by Eurocopter, Thales Training & Simulation and
Défense Conseil International. It already operates four
simulators for the AS365 Dauphin, the EC155, the AS332 Super Puma
L1 and L2. The EC225 FFS is its fifth. In 2007, HeliSim extended
its facility to accommodate a Flight Training Device (FTD)
capability. If required by the customers, all of HeliSim's
helicopter cabins can also be utilized in FTD mode.
In 2009, HeliSim will add another high-end device to its
capabilities: a NH90 Full Flight Simulator. Since its inauguration,
HeliSim has annually trained 2,400 pilots from 62 countries,
performing 10,000 flight hours per year, and is proud to have a
customer base of 115 operators from all over the world.
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