Helicopter Training Facility Opened In Seletar
Friday, 20th April 2012
Eurocopter, a French helicopter manufacturer, opened its new helicopter simulator complex inside Seletar Aerospace Park. The high-tech Eurocopter simulator was the first to be built outside of France is used for trainer pilots at executing different helicopter manoeuvres. An average of 50 of its pilots train with it annually.
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The Eurocopter simulator lets helicopter pilots practice emergency procedure safely as it's hard to practice emergency situations on the actual aircraft because it is often very dangerous. Nearly 50 pilots from four nations from Singapore, Australia, India and the United Arab Emirates, will train at the Eurocopter simulator this year.
The Eurocopter South-East Asia’s (ESEA) 8,200-square metre campus at the Seletar Aerospace Park (SAP) was opened in 2011. The campus is also Eurocopter's regional headquarters, overseeing the region’s Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operations, aircraft sales and pilot training.