Press Release

Issued by Reiser Simulation and Training.

October 15, 2018

Norsk Luftambulanse AS (NLA), Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH (RST) and Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter AS (NCCH) have celebrated the inauguration of the NCCH training centre in Stavanger/Norway.

Establishing an Airbus H145 Level D full flight simulator is one of the key measures to increase the operational safety of the air ambulance service in Norway. Following this idea, NCCH has established its first training centre in close cooperation with Norsk Luftambulanse AS and the German simulator manufacturer Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH to provide the most sophisticated training for pilots and crew members. The cooperation between customer and simulator manufacturer has proven to be very efficient, bringing the new full flight simulator to a technology standard for the interaction of flight- and medical crews like never before.

On October 10th, 2018 NCCH opened its doors to customers, partners and friends to celebrate the inauguration of its next-generation training centre.

Dr. Roman Sperl, chairman of the board of NCCH and RST's CEO delivered the inaugural speech introducing the partner companies that contributed to the development of the brand new training centre. Erlend Segtnan, NLA pilot and project leader expressed the need to provide the most realistic full flight simulator training for NLA helicopter crew who will now be able to train for their demanding missions in the operational environment they fly in daily.

During the course of the event the guests received technical information on the Airbus H145 Level D full flight simulator and NCCH training solutions and were given the opportunity to take a seat in the simulator.

The highlight of the event, however, was the thrilling demonstration of networked simulation. Two military flight crews were able to fly their missions through a network connection between RST's full flight Level D H145 simulators located at the ADAC HEMS Academy in Bonn/Hangelar, Germany and NCCH training centre in Stavanger, Norway.

This enabled both crews to fly multi-ship scenarios, fully integrating both crews into a team exchanging video and audio communication through a networked environment.

After their two and a half hour mission, both crews reflected positively on its outcome, especially emphasising the stability of the network connection, the quality of the flight simulation and highlighting the realistic and immersive night vision goggle stimulation. The crews were able to use their own night vision goggles and flight gear without modification.