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News & Media Frasca launches new helicopter training device

Frasca launches new helicopter training device

January 29, 2018 By David Tulis

Frasca International announced a new helicopter training device (HTD) available as a Bell B206 or B407, a Robinson R44, or an Airbus AS350 simulator with either digital or analog instrumentation.

Frasca International announced a new Helicopter Training Device available as a Bell B206 or B407, a Robinson R44, or an Airbus AS350 simulator with either digital or analog instrumentation, and other specific helicopter needs. Photo courtesy of Frasca International.

The company noted in a Jan. 24 news release that the lower priced HTD was “designed for helicopter air ambulance providers, airborne law enforcement, introductory turbine transition training, and ab-initio flight schools.”

Additional aircraft kits can be added to the unit, making it a more versatile training tool.

Special emphasis was made for flight training in inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions—a noted hazard facing crews participating in life-saving helicopter operations at all hours of the day or night.

The Missouri-based Air Evac Lifeteam air ambulance group was announced as the launch customer for the Frasca HTD.

Frasca will roll out the new HTD at Heli-Expo in Las Vegas, Feb. 27 through March 1.

David Tulis
David Tulis
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Senior Photographer David Tulis joined AOPA in 2015 and is a private pilot with single-engine land and sea ratings and a tailwheel endorsement. He is also a certificated remote pilot and co-host of the award-wining AOPA Hangar Talk podcast. David enjoys vintage aircraft and photography.
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