Press Release

Issued by Coptersafety.

April 6, 2018

Coptersafety, an independent helicopter flight training service provider, has updated its H145 helicopter simulator avionics software with Helionix Step 2. Furthermore, it has now been certified by the Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi) under EASA regulations. 

In order to provide the most realistic and immersive training experiences available on the market, Coptersafety has become the first in the world to offer Helionix Step 2, the latest H145 avionics software, for its customers' use. 

“Most of the helicopters currently in service are already updated with the latest avionics software, Helionix Step 2. To offer as realistic and up-to-date training experiences as possible, helicopter simulators also need to be updated correspondingly. We follow and react to our customers' needs and the industrial development,” says Jari Vilenius, head of simulators at Coptersafety. 

Due to the Step 2 update, Coptersafety's H145 simulator training enables even more functionalities and training possibilities than before. The updated features offer additional elements such as new approach procedures and autopilot with hover capability. The new approach procedures enable for example LNAV, LNAV/VNAV and LPV. 

“We strongly believe in synthetic training, and we strive for safer rotary wing aviation. With this latest software update we can improve helicopter operators' safety performance through more reliable up-to-date simulator training and secure a safer helicopter operation for our customers,” says Mikko Dahlman, CEO at Coptersafety.