Airbus Helicopter M’sia eyes 2,100 hrs training simulation time yearly

Airbus Helicopters Simulation Centre Sdn Bhd aims to provide a total of 2,100 hours training simulation time per annum, following the addition of a Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ full flight simulator at its centre at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.

Previously, the centre houses only the H225/H225M full flight simulators.

General manager Mohamed Raziff Abdul Hamid said with two simulators in place, training of pilots and crew from customers in the military, parapublic and civil sectors throughout the Asia-Pacific region could now be conducted in Malaysia.

He said the uniqueness of the flight simulator is, within Airbus, it is the only simulator for N3 and N3+ that is equipped with the search and rescue (SAR) configuration.

â€oeThere is one similar (to this) in Paris but it does not have the SAR configuration pattern.

Because of that, we can capture a bigger market.

â€oeAs at April-July, we have already achieved 40 per cent of the total (flight) training target,†he told reporters after conducting a flying session on the AS365 full flight simulator yesterday.

Spanning more than 10,000 sq m, the Airbus Helicopters Simulation Centre in Malaysia is a joint-venture with Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd’s (BHIC) wholly-owned subsidiary, BHIC Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd.

The facility is fully equipped to provide a broad spectrum of services ranging from scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, new rotorcraft deliveries, completions and modifications, logistics support for spares, power-by-the-hour services, ground handling and hangarage, as well simulator training.

Mohamed Raziff said in addition to Malaysia, the training facility has already received trainees from a number of countries, including Australia, Japan, Oman, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, and Thailand. — Bernama