First Dauphin AS365 N3 full flight simulator delivered in Singapore

Posted by John McHaleSINGAPORE, 5 Aug. 2010. Eurocopter introduced the first full flight simulator (FFS) for the Dauphin AS365 N3 in South East Asia. The simulator is being developed and built in partnership with Thales and will be operational in Eurocopter South East Asia's (ESEA) new training facility in Singapore by mid 2012. "Simulators are widely used by operators, and are becoming increasingly widespread for safety reasons, cost benefits, and the high quality of training they offer. The development of the AS365 N3 FFS in ESEA is in line with Eurocopter's worldwide training policy, which aims to create a vast network of training centers equipped with simulator training facilities at close proximity to our customers' operations," says Lutz Bertling, president and chief executive officer of Eurocopter. The new FFS in Singapore is actually the second of its kind. The first AS365 N3 FFS was launched just a year ago -- to be operational in 2011 -- with Heli Union Training Centre in Angouleme, France. Designed to meet operators' current and future expectations, this new simulator features a six-axis motion system, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) helicopter data pack, an advanced reconfigurable cockpit concept and the latest avionics equipment technologies. Cockpit reconfiguration for different missions is also possible within just four hours, Eurocopter officials say. The simulator will allow operators to perform ab initio and recurrent training as well as specific training covering emergency procedures, instrument flight rules (IFR), offshore and search and rescue (SAR) operations, night flight (night vision goggles), flights over mountainous regions, and low altitude navigation. The simulator will be located at the Singapore Helicopter Training Centre (SHTC), the training arm of ESEA, which is moving from its current facility at Loyang Way to Seletar Aerospace Park later this year.

First Dauphin AS365 N3 full flight simulator delivered in Singapore

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