CASE STUDY
The Irish Air Corps - Search and Rescue Rear Crew Trainer.
At VRAI our vision is that virtual reality technology will democratise simulation training. No longer will simulators be only available to high value, highly skilled jobs such as pilots or surgeons. We believe it will enable other roles to avail of simulation training.
Our winching product epitomises that vision. Traditionally rear crew training for helicopter winching was a laborious and expensive activity. Other than in the aircraft, there was no credible way for the crews to train.
Operating the aircraft comes with a significant cost both in terms of fuel and maintenance costs, but also in terms of personnel. And even at that, it is very difficult and extremely dangerous to simulate real world rescue situations for the crews to practise with.
We sought to address this challenge by creating a simulator for these rear crews.
Challenge
For the Irish Air Corps we provided an off the shelf solution for the AW139 Search and Rescue Rear Crew Trainer.
This features an instructor driven simulation where they can control the aircraft, environment and emergency scenarios with real time comms. An extensive range of options are available including 13 emergency scenarios (spinning winchman, tail rotor failure etc.) in 9 operational environments.
The system is designed to be portable packing into a single flight case and can be deployed in under 10 minutes for student home study or under instruction in a classroom.
Data capture and individual profiles give instructor oversight on performance over time.
Solution
At VRAI our vision is that virtual reality technology will democratise simulation training. No longer will simulators be only available to high value, highly skilled jobs such as pilots or surgeons. We believe it will enable other roles to avail of simulation training.
Our winching product epitomises that vision. Traditionally rear crew training for helicopter winching was a laborious and expensive activity. Other than in the aircraft, there was no credible way for the crews to train.
Operating the aircraft comes with a significant cost both in terms of fuel and maintenance costs, but also in terms of personnel. And even at that, it is very difficult and extremely dangerous to simulate real world rescue situations for the crews to practise with.
We sought to address this challenge by creating a simulator for these rear crews.
Challenge
For the Irish Air Corps we provided an off the shelf solution for the AW139 Search and Rescue Rear Crew Trainer.
This features an instructor driven simulation where they can control the aircraft, environment and emergency scenarios with real time comms. An extensive range of options are available including 13 emergency scenarios (spinning winchman, tail rotor failure etc.) in 9 operational environments.
The system is designed to be portable packing into a single flight case and can be deployed in under 10 minutes for student home study or under instruction in a classroom.
Data capture and individual profiles give instructor oversight on performance over time.