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FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICES PREPARE PILOTS BETTER


TECHNOLOGY THAT GIVES YOU EDGE


Technology is increasingly being recognized as a lifesaving resource in the world of helicopter flight training. With rising accessibility to advanced training equipment, pilots can safely and more consistently confront and practice real-life scenarios in ways not achievable before.


Adding flight simulator training devices (FSTDs) to a training regimen particularly opens the door to the exposure and practice of emergency procedures – conditions often too risky to experience through in-aircraft training. So, not only is greater proficiency achieved on the fundamental level, but enhanced threat awareness instills pilots with a bolder confidence and edge to take to the cockpit.


KEEPING IT REAL


In truth, no training device is capable of fully duplicating actual flight. Flying elements such as weather unpredictability, mechanical malfunctions and emotional aspects are hard- pressed to be replaced on the ground.


Also true in today’s age is that training device developers such as Frasca use advanced systems, realistic imagery, and actual flight data, bringing these systems exceedingly close to actual flight. As a result, many helicopter operators now incorporate Frasca flight training devices (FTDs) in their training and recurrency programs.


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FTDs offer comparable qualities to full flight simulators (FFSs) without the full motion system. They are designed to emulate a specific aircraft (or several) with one device, with the ability to duplicate full-size cockpits down to each unique instrument, panel, control, etc. Like FFSs, they excel in providing realistic experiences, accurate environments, and the exercise of both standard and critical flight procedures. With FTDs, pilots increase proficiency but also may confront hazardous scenarios not feasible in actual aircraft.


Such training aids a deeper understanding and respect for adverse developments and the proper, potentially lifesaving, reactions. Furthermore, instructors can pause FTDs mid-session to provide real-time feedback or corrections versus waiting until engine shutdown or a later debrief. The FTD can easily be reset to repeat maneuvers or play out a flight completely, allowing pilots to observe the results of their decisions.


Joining pilot proficiency and safety, a major benefit of FTDs is that they are far more cost-effective for operators than in- aircraft training or large full flight simulators. Yet pilots are still provided accurate cockpit environments for learning specific aircraft systems or building muscle memory around various instrument procedures. Realism in these devices only continues to improve, thanks to vastly enhanced computer simulation and graphics.


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