Based on the generic
Frasca Model 342 helicopter simulator, the Frasca TH-67 product line satisfies a broad
spectrum of pilot-training requirements with configurations ranging from a simple Cockpit
Procedures Trainer (CPT) with limited functionality to a fully capable fixed-base Flight
Training Device (FTD) with multi-channel visual displays and full hover, flight, and
systems modeling. The
U.S. Army’s Choice
Frasca TH-67 simulators closely reproduce the
appearance, cockpit layout, and operation of the Bell TH-67 training helicopter - itself a
modified version of the popular Bell Model 206 JeRanger that forms the basis for
Frasca’s Model 342. Winners of the U.S. Army’s New Training Helicopter (NTH)
competition in 1993, Bell TH-67 helicopters and Frasca TH-67 CPTs are currently in use at
Ft. Rucker, Alabama - training U.S. Army initial Entry Rotary Wing students as well as
helicopter pilots from many of the free world’s air arms. |
In its basic
configuration, the TH-67 CPT can be used to teach students the fundamentals of starting up
and shutting down turbine engines, as well as ground emergencies, before they ever see the
actual helicopter. With the addition of a full flight model and appropriate cockpit
instrumentation, a Frasca TH-67 FTD can be used to introduce non-instrument rated pilots
to basic recovery techniques from inadvertent IFR entry as well as the full range of
instrument flying procedures and in-flight emergencies.
Hover Training Too!
Adding a Frasca visual system to the TH-67 FTD provides an
excellent platform for introducing helicopter control harmonization and the basics of
hovering and transitional flight to new helicopter pilots.
Configurations for
Every Pilot Training Need
In addition to the basic choices between CPT and FTD
configurations, Frasca offers a wide variety of other configuration options for the TH-67.
These include single and two-pilot instrumentation, single or dual flight controls, and a
broad selection of operational avionics to suit any training syllabus.
Other Available Options
Frasca offers TruVision visual display
systems for the TH-67 simulators. These systems provide a high-quality, affordable
addition which greatly increase the training capability of the device.
Frasca’s innovative Windows -based
instructor station, GISt, has rapidly set the standard for the flight simulation industry.
GISt has many standard and optional features which enhance and simplify the operation of
the simulator. |
