Sat, Jul 09, 2011
Full-Motion High Fidelity Helo Sim To Help Train Colombian
Pilots
Construction of a new UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Flight
Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in Melgar
is well under way and on schedule for completion this year,
according to Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS). A premier
training center for rotary wing aircraft, the facility will further
improve the operational readiness of the Colombian Armed Services
whose Black Hawk fleet ranks among the world's largest.
Black Hawk Sim File Photo
Based on the agreement reached last year with the Colombian
Ministry of Defense, the facility will offer a full motion, high
fidelity Black Hawk helicopter simulator to support pilot and
flight crew training for the Colombian Armed Services and Sikorsky
military customers throughout Latin America. The simulator is FAA
Level D rated – the highest qualification currently
available. Equipped with industry leading electric motion and
control loading technology, it will offer a highly detailed cockpit
replication of all controls and aircraft systems including
wide-field outside-world visual systems. All components are mounted
on six degree-of-freedom motion platforms that respond to pilot
control movements and external aerodynamic factors.
"Colombia is a very important Black Hawk customer, and we are
dedicated to furthering in-country aftermarket services. Earlier
this year, we expanded our service platform to include a
maintenance support team. And currently, we are advancing depot
capabilities for crash and battle damaged aircraft. This training
facility represents another major milestone toward our overall
commitment to Sikorsky customers in Latin America," said David
Adler, SAS President.
The Black Hawk simulator will be housed in a special purpose
facility currently under construction. Overseeing the project is
Corporacion de la Industria Aeronautica de Colombia (CIAC), the
acquisition arm of the Colombian Ministry of Defense.
Scheduled to be fully operational by the last quarter of this year,
the training center will be staffed with two experienced Black Hawk
pilots serving as simulator operators and three maintenance
personnel to maintain the simulator in optimum operational
state.
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