Group seeking standards for helicopter flight trainers
By next year, the Helicopter-International Working Group (H-IWG) plans to submit to ICAO a framework for a set of international criteria for the classifica

By next year, the Helicopter-International Working Group (H-IWG) plans to submit to ICAO a framework for a set of international criteria for the classification and qualification of flight simulation training devices (FSTD).

The group’s effort to create an international standard is the “largest effort of its sort in the industry,” according to Brian Hampson, vice chair of the working group and president of Training Technology International. “Nothing is comparable,” he said. The work, which began in 2006, will eventually total 80,000 man-hours and cost between $5 million and $8 million.