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Helibras Tuning H225 Simulator in Rio
By: Richard Pedicini
Caption: Airbus subsidiary Helibras has finished construction of its Training and Simulator Center in Rio de Janeiro.
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Airbus subsidiary Helibras has finished construction of its Training and Simulator Center in Rio de Janeiro, and the first INDRA full flight simulator is being calibrated prior to certification, on schedule to start training H225 pilots in October.
The center is part of Helibras’s commitment to deliver and support fifty H225M aircraft to Brazil’s Defense Ministry for the three armed forces, and the Rio location will also be convenient to train civilian H225 customers in the Oil & Gas sector.
A Helibras spokesman told AIN, “Formerly O&G operators of the H225 had to go overseas for simulators. The military operators of the H225M trained in the aircraft itself, at around 750 liters of fuel per hour, besides wear. It’s estimated that simulator training costs only a third of using an aircraft.”
The simulator has a specially developed visual database including the whole of Brazil’s territory. Helibras estimates the simulator will be used around 2,500 hours a year, but to meet demand that can be pushed to 3,500 hours a year. The new center can eventually accommodate a second simulator.