The JAA / FAA / CASA approved ELITE S623, S623 T and S723 FNPT II Helicopter training devices are customised to simulate a single turbine helicopter respectively a twin turbine helicopter based on the Eurocopter AS350B Squirrel respectively the AS355F1 Twin Squirrel. The ELITE Helicopter range of simulators feature an external visual system and a fully enclosed cockpit with dual pilot instrument
screen and controls layout.

ELITE HELICOPTER AATD / SFTD / FNPT II

Elite has introduced a class specific Flight & Navigation Procedure Trainer for civil and military basic and advanced training on light single & twin engine turbine helicopters.

The S623 AATD & the S723 FNPT II systems replicate an AS350 Squirrel helicopter and they have been qualified by the JAA in Europe, the FAA in the USA and CASA in Australia under visual and instrument flight conditions.

The S623T AATD and S723T FNPT II system replicates an AS355 Twin Squirrel helicopter which meets JAA, FAA and CASA certification requirements.

The helicopter simulators are equipped with appropriate instrumentation & controls and a class specific flight model. The environment provides visual scenery with continuous time of day settings, airport lights, wind and cloud layers, visibility and an atmosphere model. The instructor station has an intuitive user interface with malfunctions page, map page and weather page.

The Trainer reduces the cost of the flight training considerably with little investment. Low hourly rates in the simulator are a cost saving alternative to expensive flight hours. Costs are further reduced by an increased efficiency for a wide range of tasks such as autorotation reflexes, instrument manoeuvre training replacing time consuming real world repositioning or basic flying and hovering familiarisation.

The System is designed for low infrastructure demands. The Cockpit and IOS cabinet can be disassembled to fit easily through an office door.

Features of the S623 and S723 FNPT II Helicopter:

  • Dual flight controls
  • Pilot/Co-Pilot specific instrumentation
  • Full autopilot capability with flight director and navigation coupling to VOR and GPS.
  • IFR GPS to TSOC129 standard for IFR flight (choice of Trimble 2000 or Apollo
    GX Series)
  • 150° x 40° or 270° x 65° (JAA requirement) external projected visuals
  • AS350 single engine cockpit configuration
  • Easy maintenance
  • Enclosed instructor station (JAA requirement)

Features of the S623T and S723T Helicopter:

  • Dual flight controls
  • Pilot/Co-Pilot specific instrumentation
  • Full autopilot capability with flight director and navigation coupling to VOR and GPS.
  • IFR GPS to TSOC129 standard for IFR flight (choice of Trimble 2000 or Apollo
    GX Series)
  • 150° x 40° or 270° x 65° (JAA requirement) external projected visuals
  • AS355 twin engine cockpit configuration
  • Easy maintenance
  • Enclosed instructor station (JAA requirement)
  • Dynamic Control Loading (S723T only!)

Optional enhancements available:

  • several visual upgrades up to 270° x 65°
  • customized specific Airport or area visuals software featuring 3D Objects
  • EFIS upgrade (King EFS40/50)
  • Garmin GNS 430 / GNS 530
  • specific 3D software models, such as oil rigs

Maximum credits available:

JAA APPROVED JAR-FSTD H

  • Log 5 Hrs Basic training towards PPL (H)
  • Log 5 Hrs Instrument training towards CPL (H) (Integrated)
  • Log 20 Hrs Instrument training towards ATP (H) (Integrated)
  • Log 5 Hrs Instrument training towards CPL (H) (Modular)
  • Log 25 Hrs Instrument training towards IR-SE (H) (Modular)
  • Log 30 Hrs Instrument training towards IR-ME (H) (Modular)
  • Log 5 Hrs Experience towards FI (H)
  • Log 5 Hrs Instructor training towards FI (H)
  • Log 10 Hrs Instructor training towards IRI (H)

FAA APPROVED ADVANCED ATD

  • Log 2.5 Hrs towards the PRIVATE
  • Log 20 Hrs towards the INSTRUMENT
  • Log 25 Hrs towards the ATPL
  • Log 50 Hrs towards the COMMERCIAL
  • Recent Flight Experience (maintain currency)
  • Instrument Proficiency Check (partial)
  • Instrument Practical Test (partial)

CASA CAT B FSD2 & NZ CAA APPROVED

  • 20 out of the 40 hours required for Instrument Rating
  • Cross-country instrument flight
  • All approaches including GPS non-precision approaches
  • Recency (includes two out of the three hours per 90 days and all approaches)


Also meets CASA requirements for recency credits without requiring an instructor to be present.

Available JAR-FSTD H, FAA AATD and CASA CAT B FSD2 approved aircraft models for the ELITE S623/ S623T & S723 Helicopter simulator range are:

  • Eurocopter AS350B single engine
  • Eurocopter AS355F1 twin engine

Documents download:

Functional Description S623 AATD / SFTD as PDF

Functional Description S723 FNPT II as PDF

Functional Description S623T AATD / SFTD as PDF

Functional Description S723T FNPT II as PDF

Download Helicopter Flyer S623 AATD SFTD

JAR-FCL credits overview rotary-wing

FAA Approval Letter S623 AATD

Videos:

Official S623 Marketing Video

Flyby 1

Flyby 2

Flyby 3

Flyby 4

Flyby 5

Factory flyby

Approach to a small island

Low level flight through valley

Rooftop landing

Approach and landing on oilrig

IFR approach with 2km met visibility

News 7 Melbourne on VPAW S723 simulator

 


Elite Helicopter range full size cockpit enclosure featuring actual windows (move mouse over picture for larger view)


Elite S623 / S723 Helcopter (move mouse over picture for larger view)


Elite S623 / S723 Helcopter (move mouse over picture for larger view)


Elite S623T Twin Engine (move mouse over picture for larger view)


Elite S623T Twin Engine overhead panel (move mouse over picture for larger view)


Elite S623T Twin Engine cockpit (move mouse over picture for larger view)

     

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