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Upgrades continue at UK’s MSHATF

8th February 2016 - 09:50 GMT | by Trevor Nash in London

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Maintaining concurrency between a flight simulator and the actual aircraft is a key factor in preventing negative training. Every upgrade to the aircraft requires changes to be made to the flight simulator and as well as these aircraft specific changes, simulator technology also needs to be refreshed on a regular basis so as to provide the optimum training environment.

In the UK, the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) at RAF Benson has undergone a series of upgrades to its six Dynamic Mission Simulators (DMS) – three Chinook, two Merlin and one Puma

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