CAE - IAI to display UAV training system at Aero India 2009

CAE, Canada, a global company in training and simulation has teamed up with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to set up a rotary wing training centre in Bangalore. The joint venture company is known as the Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF). The multi purpose training centre will cater to requirements for a high mountain operations or desert, military or civil, flight or maintenance, basic or advanced. The HATSOFF helicopter Training Centre is designed to provide helicopter crews with a superior learning experiance and the highest -quality helicopter training. Beginning in 2010, HATSOFF will offer complete training solutions for the Bell 412, the Eurocopter Dauphin, and both military and civil variants of the HAL-built DHRUV advanced light helicopter. Other military and civil rotary wing platforms are expected to be added in the future based on customer demand. The HATSOFF Helicopter Training Centre is situated in rapidly growing South India, convenient to Australia, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The new Bengaluru Inter national Airport (BLR) and Devanahalli features direct flights to most major cities, including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Dubai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Training for the aircraft types represented at the HATSOFF Helicopter Training Centre can be customized for numerous civil and military missions such as search and rescue, medical aircraft, disaster response, homeland security, offshore operations, geological operations, and various military tactical scenarios. The HATSOFF Helicopter Training Centre will incorporate the most advanced technologies available for rotary wing aircraft training. The primary components include a full-mission simulator, flight training devices, multimedia classrooms, computer-based training, brief/debrief rooms, courseware, curricula and training management information systems. Our expert instructors are qualified for the aircraft types and missions they teach, and undergo regular training to keep their knowledge current.