Aero Asahi acquires H145 simulator
Japanese helicopter operator Aero Asahi has acquired an H145/BK-117 D3 flight training device from Entrol and ANA Trading Corp
Aero Asahi will use the simulator practice normal and emergency procedures, as well as to train crew in specific HEMS and search and rescue procedures.
The simulator features a replica of the H145’s Helionix integrated avionics, as well as a six-projector spherical visual system, a vibration system, and a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera. The simulator also contains a high-resolution database of Japan with satellite imagery, as well as a number of pre-loaded mission scenarios.
The simulator features a replica of the Helionix integrated avionics, a spherical visual system with six projectors, a vibration system, forward looking camera based on FLIR, mission scenarios, and a high-resolution database of Japan with satellite imagery.
The device will be the first of its kind to be installed in Japan by Entrol, strengthening the company’s presence in the country.
“We believe that training as if it is an actual flight operation and flying as if it is a training session is an important factor for safety,” said Ichiro Tashiro, Executive Officer at Flight Operations Headquarters in Aero Asahi. “We have installed the H145/BK117 D-3 simulator, which reproduces the actual aircraft with ENTROL’s technology. This will provide customers with a higher level of safety operation through not only type transition training but also mission training and various scenarios.”
Entrol also recently installed a simulator based on the Bell 429 at the HeliSpeed Academy Base in Blackpool, UK.
Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca is a Junior Editor at AirMed&Rescue. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector!