September 26, 2014 12:12 am | Updated October 05, 2016 04:32 pm IST – HYDERABAD:
YUNUS Y. LASANIA
As one sits in the cockpit of a Pilatus aircraft in the simulator, which generates a real-life like environment, it is just a matter of seconds before the pilot goes from being in a room to flying the trainer aircraft. The virtual arena is complete with sensitive graphic screens to give trainees a ‘real’ experience, before they actually fly one of the 40 aerial machines in the Air Force Academy at Dundigal.
What makes the Pilatus PC-7 aircrafts special is that it comes with a whole different set of features, a simulator and user interface for AFA trainees, sharpening their skills and making them more competent as pilots. The simulator is also different from the ones that were used to train cadets to fly the Kiran Mark-ll and HPT-32, which are no more used at the AFA.
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