FlightSafety International is developing a simulator for the Airbus Helicopters EC145 and plans to begin offering training on the model next year. The simulator will be level-D-qualified, the company said. FlightSafety currently offers training for the Airbus EC135 at its center in Dallas, Texas, and plans to open a new facility in Colorado next year that will provide training for the Airbus Helicopters AS350B2, EC130T2 and EC135.

The new FS1000 simulator for the EC145 will be designed to replicate the exact flight performance of the light twin-engine utility helicopter, according to FlightSafety International vice president of simulation John Van Maren. It will incorporate the company’s Vital 1100 visual system and Crewview glass mirror with 200 x 60 degree field of view, along with a 60-inch electric motion base.