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FAA certifies Bell 407GX simulator

Helicopter Flight Training Center Press Release | August 23, 2016

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The Frasca Bell 407 Level 7 flight training device at the Helicopter Flight Training Center (HFTC) is now Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certified as a BH407GX with night vision goggles (NVG) capabilities.

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The cockpit allows for inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions training with eight projector screens. Helicopter Flight Training Center Photo

The new certification allows the training center to take the cockpit from analog to glass, a change that will occur about once a month for students flying Bell407GX aircraft.

The cockpit allows for inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) training with eight projector screens providing outstanding visuals, including low, medium and high illumination NVG training.

“We are looking forward to training pilots flying both the BH407 and BH407GX in our flight training device,” said HFTC director Terry Palmer.  “It takes just four hours to go from an analog cockpit to a glass cockpit, and we will schedule training so that we can accommodate operators using either airframe.”

The flight training device is available to operators for dry lease, which allows operators to use their own instructors and training curriculum.

Programs that do not have an instructor can request a referral from the HFTC or take advantage of its “train the trainer” program.

 

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  1. On behalf of the 57 members of the Bell 407GXP Facebook Group, we wish to congratulate both Bell Helicopter and Frasca on the Bell 407GX Level 7 Sim. We are excited for you in this monumental achievement. I enjoy flying the Bell 407 on X-Plane 10 and one day I hope to visit and fly this sim! Best Wishes, Joe.

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