First Sim of Its Kind in North America
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The Helisim Simulation Center, located inside the Airbus Helicopters Inc. facility in Grand Prairie, Texas, has inaugurated a new Thales Reality H full-motion flight simulator, the first of its kind in the region.
Developed by Thales, the Level D H145 full flight simulator is integrated with Airbus Helicopters avionics and software suite, a larger field of view, 4K projection technology, Thales’ full electric Hexaline motion, and a new intuitive touch screen instructor station. It will offer the possibility for pilots to perform their initial and recurrent H145 training in the Americas, with customers already booked to begin training later this May. The simulator becomes Airbus Helicopters’ second H145 full flight simulator, the first being located in Germany.
“The H145 is already recognized as the most versatile light twin helicopter around the world, used in market segments such as emergency medical services, law enforcement, military, oil & gas and private aviation,” said Romain Trapp, president of Airbus Helicopters, Inc. and head of the North America region. “With this brand-new state of the art H145 Level-D full flight simulator, our North American customers can experience the highest levels of H145 training in their own backyard.”
Helisim LLC, a subsidiary of Helisim SAS, has already invested $22 million for the new simulation center. The 18,500 square-foot center was designed to house two simulator bays, with the possibility to expand to hold three simulators in the future as needed. The training center also operates an H125/AS350 full flight simulator and an EC135/EC145 flight training device. This represents a major international expansion of France-based Helisim, a joint venture of Airbus Helicopters, Thales, and DCI.
The training center is one of 18 training and simulation centers run by Airbus Helicopters worldwide and trains upwards of 1,500 pilots and maintenance personnel every year in Grand Prairie, which, as part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, has seen significant growth and local investments in recent years.
What is the new pathway to evidence-based training for rotorcraft pilots? Read more in Helicopter Training Rotating Toward EBT.
