GAT-HELO

The GAT-HELO is ETC's most cost-effective, transportable helicopter motion simulator capable of delivering general flight and spatial disorientation training. The GAT-HELO features a single seat generic cockpit, instruction station, and robust profile editor software - allowing a variety of meteorological conditions, aircraft instrument and engine failure scenarios, spin, stall, and unusual attitudes, and interactive spatial disorientation training profiles to be selected or programmed.

GAT-HELO

The GAT-HELO is ETC's most cost-effective, transportable helicopter motion simulator capable of delivering general flight and spatial disorientation training. The GAT-HELO features a single seat generic cockpit, instruction station, and robust profile editor software - allowing a variety of meteorological conditions, aircraft instrument and engine failure scenarios, spin, stall, and unusual attitudes, and interactive spatial disorientation training profiles to be selected or programmed.

Highly versatile and customizable training profiles

The GAT-HELO features a single seat generic cockpit, instruction station and robust profile editor software - allowing a variety of meteorological conditions, aircraft instrument and engine failure scenarios, spin, stall, and unusual attitudes, and interactive spatial disorientation training profiles to be selected programmed.

GAT-HELO Helicopter SD Trainer

Night vision goggle compatible cockpit and training profiles.

Utilizing customer-provided NVT goggles, the GAT-HELO provides Night Flight Procedures and Goggle Use as part of a complete spatial disorientation training program.

GAT-HELO NVG Compatible SD Trainer

Plug-n-play and turnkey automated startup

The GAT-HELO’s software allows selection of common emergency, unusual attitude, weather, and spatial disorientation profiles, or to create your own. It’s small, portable footprint allows the GAT-HELO to fit easily into most classrooms and training centers and is ideal for trailer travel.

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KEY FEATURES

Interactive Learning

Instructor is able to task student in a variety of ways through the interactive motion profile editor.

Automated Startup

Turnkey automated startup for easy daily runs saves time and gets your students training right away.

Highly Versatile

Quick change reconfigurable cockpit for both fixed wing and rotary wing and includes an NVG-compatible cockpit.


RELATED ARTICLES

Helicopter Simulator to make UND a Training Destination
Helicopter Simulator to make UND a Training Destination
Adam Kurtz | Grand Forks Herald | November 23, 2021

They're all trying to fix this problem of spatial disorientation in helicopters,” said Tom Zeidlik, director of aerospace physiology at UND. Once we get it, we will have the only one in existence outside of the military. Once it’s installed, Zeidlik said he anticipates an increase in the number of corporate helicopter pilots coming to UND for training.

ETC Awarded Contract from the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

ETC's Aircrew Training Systems (“ATS”) unit, announced it was awarded a contract from the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (“UND”) for its GAT-HELO, Rotary Wing Spatial Disorientation (“SD”) Trainer. The GAT-HELO is ETC’s most cost-effective, helicopter simulator capable of delivering general flight and spatial disorientation training. The specialized GAT-HELO motion platform is designed to create in-flight illusions authentically and safely.

Helicopter Simulator to make UND a Training Destination

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