SRT Helicopters Instructs U.S. Army Brigade
The U.S. Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) recently finished a five-day
mountain flying and pre-deployment course with SRT Helicopters of Bakersfield, Calif.
Pilots studied the effects of altitude on pilot and aircraft performance, flight techniques,
mountain procedures and weather patterns. CAB pilots averaged 2. 4 hours of training
per day, starting at 3,000 feet and conducting numerous approaches to 10,000 feet.
Rockwell Collins T-BOS
Going to Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain has purchased a
Rockwell Collins Transportable Blackhawk
Operations Simulator (T-BOS) for UH-
60M training. The foreign military sale was
conducted through the U.S. Army’s Utility
Helicopter Project Office. It marks the second international sale of T-BOS, as Rockwell
Collins plans to deliver a T-BOS unit to the
United Arab Emirates in early 2010.
FSI Launches Vital X
for Helicopters
FlightSafety International displayed its new
Vital X visual system, which is specifically
designed for helicopter operators, at Heli-Expo. George Ferito, director of rotorcraft
business development, explains that visitors
were able to use Vital X in various scenarios,
including EMS, offshore, law enforcement
and newsgathering roles. Among the features of the simulator are detailed scenery
including mountains, accident scenes,
airports and hospital helipads. Vital X also
provides obstacles such as power lines, trees
and bridges, as well as a complete oil rig with
surrounding water animations. Rick Armstrong, vice president of simulation, said
that FSI consulted with helicopter operators
from various segments to create the simulator, which also features the Vital AccuView
glass mirror optical system.
Meanwhile, FSI announced that its
Eurocopter EC135B2 flight training device
(FTD), which is qualified to Level D, will
enter service in late 2010 at the Learning Center in Lafayette, La. FlightSafety
designed the EC135 trainer with Frasca
International.
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