Discover why RYAN AEROSPACE is seen as a pioneer and global leader in virtual and mixed reality flight simulation training solutions...
BELL 206 and 407
FAA APPROVED
new stuff...
certified training...
RYAN AEROSPACE, in partnership with Precision Flight Controls (PFC) of Sacramento, California, developed a Bell 206 / Bell 407 helicopter simulator and had it certified by the FAA as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) under AC 61-136A, backed by a signed FAA Letter of Acceptance. Not just built to a training standard, but tested against it and approved.
That certification is what turns a realistic simulator into one flight schools can actually build a syllabus around. Time in this device counts: up to 20 hours toward an instrument rating, 2.5 hours toward a private pilot certificate, 50 hours toward a commercial certificate, and 25 hours toward an airline transport pilot certificate.
the technology...
An all-metal cockpit, built to last. An ergonomic all-aluminium and steel cockpit with a powder-coated finish and custom pilot and co-pilot seating, built for the daily use of a working flight school, not a showroom.
Authentic flight controls. Anti-torque pedals with hydraulic dampening, a cyclic with electronic force trim, and a collective with working throttle and switches, controls built to feel like the aircraft, not approximate it.
A genuine instrument panel and avionics package. Attitude and airspeed indicators, heading situation indicator, and the engine monitoring gauges a pilot actually scans in flight, alongside a digital avionics package built around a PFC 530W WAAS GPS, dual NAV/COMM, ADF, and transponder, running on PFC's own X-Plane Professional simulation software.
A visual and motion system that puts a pilot in the environment. A 220-degree external visual system, delivered through external 4K monitors or a projection dome with image blending, paired with PFC's ProMotion II three-axis motion cueing so a pilot feels the aircraft respond, not just sees it.
An instructor station built for training, not just playback. A 27 to 30 inch 1080p instructor display drives weather, time of day, and a worldwide airport database, with full moving map control over the scenario.
the benefits...
- Real FAA credit hours, not just realistic training, hours that count toward certificates and ratings
- Lower cost, lower risk training, hours built on the ground instead of in the aircraft
- Consistent, repeatable training outcomes, the same scenario delivered the same way, every time
- Bell 206 and Bell 407 configurations, covering both airframes from the one training platform
