![]() ![]() Simulator training has been extensively used by commercial airlines for decades. This brings into sharp focus the importance of simulators for helicopter training. Further, practicing some of the more critical emergencies on the actual helicopter is fraught with risks and sometimes just not possible without actually invoking the malfunction. Hence, the complexity of the helicopters being inducted will necessarily involve intense training for effective utilization of the capability of these machines.Īlong with the initial cost of purchasing the helicopter, the cost per hour of operation will also increase, thereby increasing costs of training. More importantly, the new machines being manufactured and in operation today both in the civil and military, use advanced technology configured with integrated avionics, mission computer systems, sophisticated weapon systems and are expensive. However, this is expected to change in the next few years due to the recent regional connectivity scheme launched by the Government for the remote areas – in this scheme the helicopters will play a significant role in the last mile connectivity due to their unique characteristics. The civil sector in India, on the other hand, is currently experiencing negative growth due to various factors, mainly related to high cost of operations and unfriendly rules and regulations related to helicopter operations. Presently India is poised in big way for a major growth in the helicopter industry both in the military and civil domains – in fact, the military by itself is looking at inducting over a 1000 plus helicopters of all types and sizes. Moreover, especially in the civil segment, helicopters are expensive to purchase, operate and maintain. In this backdrop, simulation-based training is seen as a viable tool to significantly increase the safety of rotary wing aviation all around the world. It is widely acknowledged by the helicopter industry world over that the current helicopter accident rate is far too excessive and needs to be addressed on a war footing. Helicopters are basically unstable machines and hence complex to handle, pilot and operate in critical civil and military operations. ![]()
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