The CAE-built UH-72A flight training devices have been formally accredited by USAACE to certify that the devices can be used to train UH-72A rated crew members in the performance of critical training tasks. 3D Perception Photo
3D perception, Inc. (3DP) has announced further deliveries of their Northstar immersive visual displays for CAE-built UH-72A Lakota Flight Training Devices (FTDs). In April, 3DP delivered two systems to the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) in Fort Rucker, Ala. Since 2013, this totals three deliveries to Fort Rucker and two to the Western ARNG Aviation Training Site (WAATS) near Tucson, Ariz.
The UH-72A FTD features 3DP’s Northstar visual display system (VDS) with a wide 200-degree by 75-degree field-of-view. The completely seamless VDS is automatically aligned and color calibrated via sensors embedded in the screen, expediting and simplifying maintenance procedures.
The UH-72A FTD features a helicopter specific cockpit with the fidelity and performance of a full-flight simulator without the full motion. CAE’s next-generation Medallion-6000 image generator immerses pilots in a high-fidelity synthetic training environment.
The UH-72A FTDs for the U.S. Army are fielded with the CAE-developed Common Database (CDB), enhancing the Army’s ability to leverage existing U.S. Government-owned databases to support their helicopter training requirements.
The CAE-built UH-72A flight training devices have been formally accredited by USAACE to certify that the devices can be used to train UH-72A rated crew members in the performance of critical training tasks. The accreditation determines the accuracy and realism of the simulation, and CAE’s UH-72A FTDs have surpassed the performance metrics established for this level of training device, thus allowing the Army to accomplish more training tasks in the UH-72A training devices than originally anticipated.
