The multinational conglomerate has purchased an EASA-qualified Airbus H125 VR FSTD for crew training and an Airbus H145 VR FSTD for rescue pilots, both bound for its academy in Tournon, France.

First customer HMotion has acquired a VR simulator that represents the four ton-class twin-engine H145. It will be installed at a new simulator center in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

The exact replication of flight behaviour allows students to perfect techniques before stepping foot in the actual aircraft, repeating manoeuvres as required while never being beholden to aircraft availability.