HELISIM LLC

Helisim LLC provides flight simulator training for Airbus Helicopters models. It is based in Grand Prairie, Texas, near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. It sits next to the Airbus Helicopters North America headquarters.

The company trains pilots on the H125 and AS350 B2 and B3, the EC135, the EC145 and the H145. The site lists an FAA level D simulator for the H145, an FAA level B full flight simulator for the AS350 and two flight training devices. Simulator models vary by training center.

Helisim LLC is a full subsidiary of Helisim SAS. That company is a joint venture of Airbus Helicopters with 47 percent, Thales AVS with 47 percent and Défense Conseil International with 6 percent. The group also has a training center at Marseille Provence airport in Marignane, France.

Training can be "wet", with an instructor, or "dry", where the customer brings an instructor. The main course types are initial type rating, recurrent and refresher courses, dry sessions with instructor station training, custom wet training and safety courses. The safety courses include inadvertent instrument weather conditions, non-pilot emergency landing and tactical flight officer training.

The company works with the Airbus Helicopters North America Training Center under its FAA Part 142 Training Certificate. It welcomes trainees from commercial, military, law enforcement and air medical work. The site invites visitors to ask for a quote on dry session and instructor station training.