Environmental Tectonics (ETC) has provided high G and ejection training for a squadron of six Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) pilots.
Provided by ETC’s AeroMedical Training Institute (AMTI), the classroom instruction and practical application training sessions focused on sustained high G and tactical aviation, and emergency aircraft egress, and utilised the authentic tactical fighting system (ATFS-400) and ejection seat trainer (EST).
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The completion of high G training makes Ecuador one of the first countries in the world to utilise ATFS-400 technology for combining basic G training with tactical flight training.
AMTI Training director Glenn King said the pilots were only capable of sustaining approximately 4 to 5 G’s prior to high G training.
"Upon completion of training, all pilots were able to successfully employ weapons and score several bandit "kills" while sustaining up to 9 G’s," King added.
"This type of flight training validates the concept of combining physiology training with tactical flight training to substantially reduce training and operational costs to our customers."
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By GlobalDataETC Tactical Flight Training Business Development director Ken Ginader said the ATFS-400 enables pilot to conduct high G training while performing a tactical fight training event in flight simulation."
"With budgetary constraints resulting in a reduction of flight hours for tactical pilots in most every air force worldwide, it is important, especially from a risk management perspective, that tactical pilots conduct periodic high G training in a tactical flight training event," Ginader added.
Offered either as a 25ft arm, Model 25, or with a 31ft arm, Model 31, the ATFS-400 PHOENIX integrates high fidelity aircraft cockpits with high performance flyable motion system, and allows for increased skill acquisition, elevated operational readiness, and increased physiological readiness in a G on Demand environment.
The ESS can simulate a 10G experience in a specific, customer-designated jet aircraft ejection system, training aircrew to assess the need to eject, and also eject quickly and safely.
Image: The Ecuadorian Air Force training focused on sustained high G and tactical aviation, and emergency aircraft egress. Photo: courtesy of ETC.
