SIMS IN PRIMARY TRAINING REDUCES TIME TO HOVER


Anecdotally, there’s evidence that use of the FRASCA TH-57 flight training device (FTD) for learning initial helicopter flight skills is showing positive results for new U.S. Navy helicopter pilots. Recently the Navy rolled out another piece of its new “bridge” curriculum under the TH-57 aviation training services (ATS) contract. The Level 6 and 7 FTDs were built by Frasca for FlightSafety International Defense, which provides the simulators, instructors, and maintenance under the Navy contract.


TH-57 Flight Training Device. Photo: Frasca


The first students are working through the TH-57B contact phase of training. In the past, new pilots would take about three to four aircraft flights before they could hover, which is six to eight hours of aircraft time. The first student through the “bridge” curriculum, which teaches hovering tasks in the Level 7 FTD first, came to the flight line and was hovering the aircraft in 20 minutes. By leveraging the existing Frasca COTS rotorcraft technology of Level 7 FTDs with Frasca’s short-stroke Motion Cueing System (FMCS), the devices and modified curriculum are starting to show signs of validation. This will streamline the training pipeline and provide training efficiencies that were previously thought impossible. In the past, there were widely held doubts that hovering could be taught in a simulator of any kind. However, anecdotal evidence is changing that misconception.


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