The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has received a new A109 flight simulator as part of the integrated training system for future New Zealand Defence Force helicopter aircrew.
The €9.3m simulator, along with AgustaWestland’s Virtual Interactive Procedural Trainer (VIPT), will train A109 aircrew as well as pilots of NH90 and SH2G helicopters.
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The new simulator will be stationed at Ohakea base, New Zealand, and will provide around 1,400 hours of training a year with an expected service life of 30 years.
The night vision goggle (NVG) compatible simulator features a six-axis electro-pneumatic motion system, a seat vibration system and a sound system, and is capable of simulating day and night flights.
The Virtual Interactive Procedural Trainer (VIPT) is a PC-based system replicating the A109LUH cockpit through touchscreens and uses the aircraft’s automatic flight control system to simulate all features of instrument flight.
The 42ft-long AgustaWestland AW109 light utility helicopter is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter that is also in service in South Africa, Sweden and Malaysia.
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