Horizon Helicopters, Inc has the only "FLYIT Professional Helicopter Simulator” in Delaware. This simulator is a two place side-by-side seating cockpit with dual controls providing hands-on instruction for hovering and maneuvering. A complete instrument panel is provided for visual and instrument training. Instrumentation is displayed full size on a monitor. VFR or IFR panels can be selected or users can design their own panels. All switches and controls are hard mounted and replicate size, shape, color and location of those in the real aircraft.

(picture from inside the simulator)	(actual simulator cockpit)

A 93" wide x 78" high rear projected Ground Reference Out-the-Window (GROW) view provides accurate situational and positional awareness. 180° views are also available. The software provides an accurate flight model including translational lift, ground effect, torque, auto-rotation, vortex ring state, etc. Over 20,000 airports and all navigation aids are available. Accurate VFR and IFR training environments are provided.

Instrumentation
A full IFR panel is provided: All engine and fuel gauges, engine/rotor RPM, AH, ALT, ROC, T&B, HSI, VOR, ADF, and Transponder. Engine gauges can be selected as reciprocating or turbine.

Avionics
A full avionics system is installed in the center console and digital displays are the same as in the real avionics. Avionics included:
• Two NAV
• Two COM
• ADF
• Remote DME
• Transponder
• Audio Panel
• Auto-pilot

Ground Reference Out-the-Window (GROW) Display
A rear projection screen measuring 93" wide x 78" high provides a 90o vertical and 110o wide field of view.

Switch panels
All switch functions momentary, rotary and potentiometers are hard mounted and replicate size, shape and color of those in the real aircraft and function as they do in the real aircraft.

Controls
Dual cyclic, collective, and torque pedals replicate the ones used in the real aircraft. All switch functions operate. Torque pedals are fore/aft adjustable. Individual and Robinson T-style cyclic sticks are included.

Pilot and Co-Pilot Seat
Black leather seats are dimensionally accurate and similar to the real aircraft.
Two-point seatbelts are included as standard equipment.

Cockpit Lighting
All information and instruments are self-lighted. General cockpit floodlighting is provided. Switch panels are flood lighted as appropriate. A chart light is also provided.

Sound System and Intercom
A subwoofer, high-fidelity sound system provides environmental (engine) sounds.
Two headsets and intercom are provided for pilot/instructor communication and pilot-to-pilot communication.

MAKES REAL HELICOPTER TIME MORE BENEFICIAL
• Students are more skilled and better prepared to fly the real aircraft. Gain knowledge and learn skills in the simulator, then polish skills in the real aircraft.
• Pilots can maintain a much sharper edge when not flying the real helicopter by spending time in the FLYIT Professional Helicopter Simulator between flights.

LOOKS, FEELS AND FLIES LIKE A REAL HELICOPTER
• The FLYIT Professional Helicopter Simulator portrays accurate flight dynamics based on aircraft and environmental conditions.
• Pilots can experience:
Translational lift
Correct movements based on inputs of controls while hovering
Maintaining altitude and heading at all speeds
Tracking VOR’s (crosswinds)
Holding patterns
Vortex ring state (settling with power)
Dynamic roll-over
Effects of density altitude
Overloading
Weights and Balance
Full down auto-rotation, and more

SOFT INSTRUMENT PANEL
• Instruments will be laid-out exactly as they are in N280GS and other reciprocating and turbine helicopters can be used.
• VFR and IFR panels are selectable for each flight.

INSTANTLY REPEAT APPROACHES, MANEUVERS AND PROCEDURES
• Do it over and over until you get it perfect.
• Make 20 approaches in one hour - many more than possible in the real aircraft.
• More experience in a shorter time period than the real aircraft.

SELECT ANY WEATHER CONDITION
• Instantly experience flight in any and all weather conditions: wind, temperature, clouds, precipitation and turbulence.
• Good weather can turn bad during flights and bad weather can turn good.
• Weather can be programmed to change during various points of flight.

PRE-FLY REAL FLIGHTS
• Gain significant experience and knowledge about the airspace in which you will be flying.
• Practice approaches to your destination and alternate airport.
• If the airport you seek has a published approach, it’s in the software database.
• 20,000+ Jeppesen airport database.
• FLYIT Simulators reduce your accident risk exposure 30% to 69% when integrated into your training program.

FLY DUAL OR SOLO
• Instructor can demonstrate maneuvers & techniques.
• Students can learn cockpit resource management during complex procedures.
• Pause feature allows immediate interaction between instructor/student

COCKPIT IS CONFIGURABLE TO ANY LIGHT RECIPROCATING OR TURBINE HELICOPTER
• The FLYIT Professional Helicopter Simulator cockpit looks and feels like the real helicopter.
• Full sized cockpit seating, controls and instrumentation.
• The aircraft instruments are actual size and operate exactly as they do in the real aircraft.
• Instrument panel and aircraft model are reconfigurable at the click of a mouse.
• Aviation database is worldwide. There are over 20,000 ICAO airports included, which allows training at any location in the world.
• All airways, NAVAIDS, VORs, NDBs, intersections, and IFR (ILS) approaches are included worldwide.
• All airports are represented with accurate visuals of runways, terrain and lighting systems worldwide.
• Systems failures can be preprogrammed for any given flight.

Instruments & Systems
• Specific flight conditions and scenarios may be saved as lessons.
• There is a tracking system to view aircraft track during any given flight.
• There is a playback function to review the flight.
• You may freeze the flight to discuss training events for clarification, and then unfreeze to continue the flight.
• From the instructor station and from the co-pilots seat you may move the aircraft to any place in the world as well as engage any of the instructor station commands and options via a wireless keyboard and mouse.
• Total control of the meteorological environment including:
Clouds, cloud types, bases, tops thickness and layering
Precipitation – rain, snow, icing, and the rate of occurrence
Wind – direction, speed and at what altitude(s) it should occur at - May also be layered so that on the surface for example the wind could be 220 10knts and at 3000’ it could be programmed to be 080 at 50knts.
Visibility – programmable from 1/16, 1/8, ¼, ½, ¾, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50 miles and CAVU
Barometric pressure and temperature
Density altitude affects aircraft performance

• The unique Ground Reference Out-the-Window view provides accurate hover training as well as pinnacle/confined area practice and high speed, low level flying.

• The Flight Dynamic Models include the following flight attributes:
Pendulum action
Hover in ground effect
Hover out of around effect
Dynamic rollover
Translational lift
Throttle yaw effect
Autorotation
Wind effect on hovering
Collective yaw effect
Vortex Ring State
Micro input of controls
Proper control interaction
Lift to Drag

• The aircraft models have an accurate fuel burn and weight and balance.

• VFR and IFR Cross-country flights anywhere in the world can be flown.

• The system may be networked with other systems via the Internet or direct connected.

The FLYIT Professional Helicopter Simulator has FAA and Transport Canada approval as a Generic single reciprocating engine and single turbine engine. The FLYIT Professional Helicopter Simulator was approved by the FAA in August 2002 for 7.5 hours of VFR training towards a Private or Commercial license. No other flight training (FTD) or flight simulation device (FSD) has been awarded this VFR approval status.