Surf Life Saving Queensland has purchased the first entrol H14 FTD Level 5 simulator in Australia.

Entrol will install the device, based on the Bell 429, by mid-2023 in SLSQ's base at Archerfield airport on the eastern coast of Australia. This simulator will be equipped with real GTN 750 and GTN 650 units, entrol's cylindrical visual system with a 200º x 40º FOV, entrol's high-end vibration system to replicate in-flight scenarios and a forward-looking infrared camera based on FLIR.

"We are proud of the trust Surf Life Saving Queensland has put in us. Installing our first simulator on the continent will be a great achievement for us; we are happy to have reached our goal with them," says entrol head of sales Nacho Navacerrada.

“Some of the benefits to Surf Life Saving Queensland pilots utilising the entrol FTD device based on the Bell 429 include improved safety and emergency procedure training, cost efficiencies, variable scenario selections and the ability to integrate and train with other aircrew procedures and activities,” adds SLSQ general manager, aviation Ken Clark OAM.

Installation of this device gives entrol a presence on five continents, achieving an important milestone for the company.