Eurocopter’s training offshoot adds EC225 sim

Marignane, France-based Helisim has started operating the first EC 225 Super Puma flight simulator, which was to be EASA certified as a level-D simulator l

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

December 31, 2008

Marignane, France-based Helisim has started operating the first EC 225 Super Puma flight simulator, which was to be EASA certified as a level-D simulator late last month. The company, a joint venture among Eurocopter, Thales and DCI, is positioning itself to meet demand for simulator training as the world’s helicopter fleet grows. Some 80 percent of Helisim’s civil customers are offshore-oil transport operators.

The new flight simulator meets European JAR FSTD 1H standards and includes a full motion system with six degrees of freedom and simulation of all optional equipment. The field of view is 200 degrees horizontally and 60 degrees vertically. Moreover, pilots can train for operations with night vision goggles, Helisim CEO Guy Dabadie noted during the inauguration of the sim. FAA certification is pegged for this year. According to Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling, the OEM supplied data for the simulator’s design.

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