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Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 10, 2022 21:35:22 GMT 12
There is also a Link complete with map table at MoTAT ADH.
I had a 'flight' in one during my ATC days - it was housed in some NZDF stores sheds along Fanshawe Street in Auckland.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Jan 11, 2022 6:59:08 GMT 12
There were trainers for the Skyhawks, called Hotshots. Very basic flight sim but you could practice weapons system use etc. Does anyone have a picture of the Hotshot sim? Intrigued to know what they looked like and what they could do. Cheers Three "Hotshot" Kahu system trainers were purchased from an Israeli company around 1993. Two were located at Ohakea and one at Nowra. The two at Ohakea were networked so they could dogfight each other. For their day they were quite sophisticated and from memory cost about NZ$1M each! The KAHU system was fully modelled and displayed all the correct HUD, Display Unit, Radar, RWS symbology. They used actual aircraft HOTAS throttle and stick controls and had "silicon graphics" monitors for presenting the HUD picture. All cutting edge for its day. They went to Draken with the aircraft but I doubt they would have used them as by 2012 your average PC flight sim could do most of it. Falcon 4 had a very good representation of the APG-66 radar. I have a photo somewhere of the two Ohakea sims in use so will did it out tonight. |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Jan 12, 2022 11:33:16 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 12, 2022 13:20:36 GMT 12
Those monitors are antiques now.  |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Jan 12, 2022 14:41:02 GMT 12
Well is was nearly 30 years ago. They were Silicon Graphics monitors which were very expensive in their day!
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Post by McFly on Jan 12, 2022 15:08:57 GMT 12
"Front view of the Aermacchi simulator in Number 2 Hangar. 16 Dec 2015 - MUS1501046"  |
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Post by thax on Jan 14, 2022 8:46:18 GMT 12
Les, In more recent times there are at Ohakea: A109 all axis simulator NH90 fixed bed simulator NH90/A109 cabin simulator used for training crewmen TC6 fixed based simulator And in the classrooms for air warfare students there are computer simulations of all the onboard systems including sensors There is also a full motion NH90 sim at Ohakea now. Not quite, Don. The A109LUH simulator is full motion, but the NH90 device is a static Flight Training Device (FSTD-H Level 3 FTD against the JAR standard). The NH90 FTD does have dynamic pilot seats which move slightly, provide vibration cues and have bladders and harness retraction systems to simulate movement cues. |
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Post by jaybee on Jan 14, 2022 12:10:12 GMT 12
Thanks Don, that’s a fascinating pic. |
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Post by McFly on Jan 14, 2022 13:15:51 GMT 12
There is also a full motion NH90 sim at Ohakea now. Not quite, Don. The A109LUH simulator is full motion, but the NH90 device is a static Flight Training Device (FSTD-H Level 3 FTD against the JAR standard). The NH90 FTD does have dynamic pilot seats which move slightly, provide vibration cues and have bladders and harness retraction systems to simulate movement cues.   |
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Post by StuArmourer on Jan 17, 2022 6:47:00 GMT 12
I got to fly the UH-60L simulator at Fort Indian Town Gap with the US Army National Guard maybe four different times its a full motion sim and was alot of fun
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 17, 2022 6:50:52 GMT 12
There was an ejection simulator at the Ohakea pool back in the day.
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Post by tbf2504 on Jan 17, 2022 7:44:25 GMT 12
Some years ag0 I was told that the maintainers on 40 squadron used the "Captain Sim" C130 on flight simulator 2004/FSX for cockpit familiarity and location of the various switches on the respective
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Post by lesterpk on Apr 9, 2022 2:33:50 GMT 12
There's a couple of minutes of explanation of the A4 hotshot sims at 53.30 on this vid.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 19, 2022 13:10:30 GMT 12
Air Force Museum of New Zealand photo PR852 - LINK The Governor General, Sir Cyril Newall, watching a trainee during an SMA 3 test at the Initial Training Wing, RNZAF Station Rotorua. SMA is presumed to be Sensory Motor Apparatus. Refer the RAF Narrative (Second Draft) Aircrew Training 1934 - 1942. See foot-note on page 538.  |
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Post by tenacious1 on Jan 19, 2023 23:36:30 GMT 12
Hello all, I just found this group after searching for information on the HOTSHOT trainers. My son and I have come into possession of two HOTSHOT trainers and have one part (pilots control stick) we believe is from the third trainer ( number 2). We have the number 1 and number 3 trainers. One of them was still in the metal shipping container that it arrived from New Zealand in. There was a manual in the container with a handwritten note on it that says "Dhakea 10 March 92". The manual is titled Acceptance Test Procedures for RNZAF A-4K HOTSHOT Combat Tactics Trainer. I assume the handwritten date may be when the trainers were delivered from B.V.R. Technologies of Israel. I will try to post images them later.
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Post by flanker1 on Jul 17, 2023 12:47:02 GMT 12
Hello all, I just found this group after searching for information on the HOTSHOT trainers. My son and I have come into possession of two HOTSHOT trainers and have one part (pilots control stick) we believe is from the third trainer ( number 2). We have the number 1 and number 3 trainers. One of them was still in the metal shipping container that it arrived from New Zealand in. There was a manual in the container with a handwritten note on it that says "Dhakea 10 March 92". The manual is titled Acceptance Test Procedures for RNZAF A-4K HOTSHOT Combat Tactics Trainer. I assume the handwritten date may be when the trainers were delivered from B.V.R. Technologies of Israel. I will try to post images them later. Well sir as fate would have it I happen to be in possession of "02". #2 still has her stick so an extra maybe? Been looking for info on the hotshot ever since in came into my possession, couldn't find a thing on it until this forum came up and saw your post. Have you tried putting power to yours yet? Any plans for them? |
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