minimizing the risk of accidents caused by spatial disorientation.
When a pilot begins their training in the GAT-Helo, the instructor initiates a free- flight scenario at the airport. This allows the pilot to familiarize themselves with the controls and feel comfortable operating the simulator. The simulator is not aircraft specific, reducing the need for complex procedure and system knowledge. When the pilot feels comfortable with the controls and instruments, the instructor guides the pilot through basic VFR maneuvers.
Upon completion of the basic spatial disorientation scenarios, the pilot is tasked
with more complex scenarios
such as navigating the helicopter to an off-airport landing zone, where they may encounter conditions such as brownout
or whiteout. The instructor
may induce a scenario that requires the pilot to maintain a hover over a floating life raft or approach an offshore oil rig. Throughout the training, the instructor can simulate instrument failures and unusual attitudes, or bring about adverse weather conditions to provide the pilot with experience in inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions (IIMC). The training can be conducted in simulated daylight or nighttime conditions. And for pilots and operators who utilize
night
vision goggles (NVGs), the GAT-Helo can be configured to provide a realistic NVG flight environment. Pilots can even bring their own equipment and NVGs into this simulator for full immersion.
The training is conducted in a computer- generated 3D flight area database that includes the continental USA and Hawaiian Islands. The airports featured in the simulation have realistic runway
and taxiway markings, runway lights, approach lighting systems, and glide slope indicators, providing the pilot with a highly realistic flight experience. The terrain and surface features can even be customized to meet the trainee’s needs.
History has taught us that traditional helicopter training methods have not properly equipped pilots for inadvertent flight into visually degraded environments. The University of North Dakota along with ETC have taken aim at those methods to create a safer industry for all pilots. UND Aerospace is now offering corporate classes to the helicopter industry at its training center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
The technology of the GAT-Helo, paired with the expertise that UND provides, will undoubtedly save lives.
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