Wed, Feb 25, 2009
AgustaWestland and CAE have announced that AW139 initial
helicopter type rating and recurrent training is now available in
Morristown, New Jersey, USA. The training programs are approved by
the FAA under part 142.
The AgustaWestland program utilizes a newly approved FAA
and EASA certified Level D AW139 full-flight simulator,
located at CAE's Northeast Training Center (NETC).
The addition of the AW139 program in the North East United
States dramatically increases the full-flight simulator capacity
available for AW139 customers and allows AgustaWestland to provide
its growing AW139 customer base with Level D simulator training
close to their home base. The simulator is configured with the
upgraded 4-axis autopilot system, thereby utilizing the latest
training technologies to improve safety, reduce pilot workload and
lessen overall cost of AW139 ownership.
"Our customers look to AgustaWestland for the world's most
advanced helicopters and they demand the same level of service and
capability from our training academies," says John Ponsonby,
AgustaWestland Senior Vice President Training. "Our partnership
with CAE affords our customers access to the world's most advanced
and comprehensive helicopter simulation and training
solutions."
"AW139 operators can now have access to high-fidelity training
in two locations-in Europe and in North America," says Marc Parent,
CAE's Chief Operating Officer. "Pilots will be able to practice
different scenarios which would be impossible in live training
sessions. The curriculum is operationally-oriented and leverages
the latest simulation-based technology throughout the
training."
Through the Rotorsim consortium, CAE and AgustaWestland also
offer customers full Level D simulator training on the AW109 Power,
AW109LUH and AW139 types at the Rotorsim facility in Sesto Calende,
Italy.
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