I/ITSEC 2015: Innovative hoist trainer for heli crews (video)

25th November 2015 - 12:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in London

RSS

Austrian company AMST will highlight several of its innovative training products at this year’s I/ITSEC exhibition, including a helicopter hoist trainer for civil and military applications.

Shephard recently spoke to AMST’s executive assistant Rainer Schluesselberger about the hoist trainer, which was developed with the Bavarian Mountain Rescue (BMR) service.

The hoist trainer can consist of a helicopter airframe – in the case of the BMR, a BK117 – that is connected to a crane so it can ‘fly’ around a dedicated training facility.

‘The rescue hoist trainer supplements the training you do in a real helicopter,’ Schluesselberger explained. ‘You can

Our news & analysis is now part of Defence Insight®

A Basic-level or higher Defence Insight subscription is now required to view this content.

LEARN MORE

Author

Grant Turnbull

Twitter

Grant Turnbull was the editor of Land Warfare International and Digital Battlespace magazines with Shephard …

Read full bio

More from I/ITSEC 2015

Team 21 success in Australia

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has signed a contract worth A$1.2 billion ($880 million) with Lockheed Martin to provide a new Pilot Training System as part …
I/ITSEC 2015: BISim closing on US Army deal

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is preparing to finalise a deal with the US Army on data and image gathering via UAV, with a contract announcement …
I/ITSEC 2015: Helicopter sim is rocking well (video)

Motion systems manufacturer D-Box teamed up with Rockwell Collins at this year’s I/ITSEC to present a low-cost, high-fidelity helicopter simulator that was developed in just …
I/ITSEC 2015: That's a wrap (video)

Military Training and Simulation News editor Trevor Nash runs through some of the key trends and events at this year's I/ITSEC exhibition, held in Orlando …
I/ITSEC 2015: Cubic sets out future vision (video)

Cubic Global Defence’s new chief technology officer Amy Kruse spoke with Shephard at this year’s I/ITSEC in Orlando about the training challenges faced today by …
I/ITSEC 2015: Rheinmetall to complete upgrades

Rheinmetall will soon complete the incremental update of its NH90 training software for the German Army. The company displayed its Asterion cockpit procedure and maintenance …