Set For Opening Of The Helicopter Training Center In Norway

EASA has granted level D qualification for the Thales Reality H Simulator at the Norway Training Center, and at a ceremony held this week at Stavanger in Norway, the company officially opened its Norway Training Center, unveiling the first of several planned helicopter training programs.

Having received both the EASA FSTD Operator (Flight Simulation Training Devices Operator), and Level D qualification for its Reality H Full Flight Simulator, The Norway Training Center begins training for the H225 helicopter this month with its launch customers, Blueway Offshore Norway AS and Dancopter in Denmark.

Thales’s Reality H based H225 simulator is equipped with the Hexaline all-electric motion system, the most innovative in the world, and a large field of view combined with the ThalesView visual system, providing the highest possible resolution to accurately represent all flight conditions.

For the first time, Thales will introduce its integrated SAR training capability, making this Reality H the most versatile and comprehensive helicopter training tool on the market. It is perfect for helping operators such as Blueway and Dancopter train pilots on multiple missions such as Oil & Gas or SAR in the harsh conditions of the North Sea.

The opening represents the latest milestone in Thales’s global network of full service training centers. Thales launched its training center network in France last year, and with the opening in Norway, and Australia later this year, will be able to offer customers a global training solution to suit their requirements and budgetary constraints.

Furthermore, through an agreement with AgustaWestland, the Royal Norwegian Air Force has chosen the center inaugurated today for the training of their new AW101 helicopters.

"Ever since we started down the path of becoming more than just a developer of training tools but of providing full service training services through our Thales Training Center strategy, we have looked at the most attractive locations to serve the broadest possible spectrum of pilots," said Jean Jacques Guittard, Thales Vice President, General Manager Training and Simulation activities.

"Here in Stavanger we have achieved a great victory. This training center will train pilots in some of the most challenging conditions in the world and we want the training here to become a gold standard for any operator , wishing to have their pilots ready for any mission in the harshest and most challenging environments imaginable," he said.

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