[electronic translation] The simulator helicopters SHEFE developed by Army Technology Center (CTEx), in partnership with SPECTRA, Brazilian technology company, has received the qualification Flight Training Device FTD Level 4 of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).

The certification aims to ensure the level of similarity with a real helicopter so that it is able to do the initial preparation of the pilots and train emergency situations safely. Through this qualification, the Agency recognizes that the military who use the equipment will be trained in a simulated environment of high level of immersion, allowing even the hours practiced in the simulator can be counted as if it were a flight conducted in real aircraft .

The Simulator SHEFE is the first fully developed in the southern hemisphere with this degree of fidelity and certification given by the FAA is the success of the development stage of the project that happened from 2008 to 2011.

The next goal of the project is to acquire certification Level B Full Flight This new qualification will allow pilots have, during the simulated flight, the same feeling of the actual flight, including the movements of the helicopter and its responses to commands.

The design of the simulator helicopters SHEFE offering equipment that caters to the specific reality of the Brazilian Army Aviation and still produces knowledge in the country, contributing to the reduction of the technological gap in the area of ​​simulators, so important for the training carried military equipment in days current.