Dhruv simulator cockpit arrives at HATSOFF

Bangalore: The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF) today announced that its simulator cockpit for the civil or conventional variant of the Dhruv helicopter has arrived at its training centre here following design and manufacture in Montreal, Canada. "This is the world's first simulator representing the indigenously developed HAL Dhruv helicopter and we are excited to begin offering simulation-based training that will undoubtedly prove to be a safe and cost-effective method for training Dhruv helicopter air crew," Wing Commander (Retd) Chandta Datt Upadhyay, CEO of HATSOFF, said.A joint venture of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, a leading Canadian maker of flight simulators, HATSOFF began operating here in 2010.The Dhruv simulator cockpit will be installed and integrated with the CAE-built full-mission simulator currently in operation at HATSOFF, a release said.
02/02/11 PTI/IBN Live

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