Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Launches Japan’s First Full Flight Helicopter Simulator
The EC135 P2+ simulator has received level-C certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
Toshizo Ido, the Governor of Hyogo Prefecture, examines the features of Airbus Helicopters’ new full flight simulator near Kobe Airport.
Toshizo Ido, the Governor of Hyogo Prefecture, examines the features of Airbus Helicopters’ new full flight simulator near Kobe Airport.

Airbus Helicopters Japan inaugurated Japan’s first full flight simulator (FFS) for helicopters at its training facilities in the Kobe Airport vicinity on Monday. The EC135 P2+ simulator received level-C certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). Such airworthiness authority approval allows training hours accumulated by pilots in the full flight simulator to count as actual flight hours.