gForce Technologies

gForce Technologies Unveils Deicing Simulators at Aviation Industry Expo

April 3, 2006

gForce Technologies unveiled two new deicing simulators at the Aviation Industry Expo in Las Vegas last week, featured in booths by FMC Technologies and the Vestergaard Company. These training systems - the first of their kind in the ground support industry - use the actual controls from deicing trucks along with a 3D computer simulation in order to provide a first-person, interactive environment for deicing aircraft.

The simulator provides three levels of training:

A voice proctored tutorial-based level that is used for equipment familiarization
Intermediate deicing with supplemental training support
An advanced level where severe weather and (when appropriate) ground personnel may be introduced

The simulators may also be networked together in order to practice communications between vehicle drivers and deicers, or to allow teams of deicers to work on the same aircraft.

"Training can be expensive. One of our goals is to make sure that by the time a deicer gets into a deicing vehicle, the use of the controls is absolutely second nature. This obviously is a money-saving advantage. Moreover, by using the simulator, deicers will have the chance to practice on any type of aircraft they may come across during the season," says Kurt Kleinsorge President of gForce Technologies. "The simulator advantage allows personnel to practice their skills any time of year and get completely comfortable with the equipment they are using. It provides a realistic, but inexpensive and safe environment for deicers to perform boom manipulations, deicing operations, one and two-operator drive, and driving patterns before being exposed to the real thing".

Goals of the trainers include:

Equipment familiarization
Skills training
Skills retention

Training on the system will reduce wear and tear on equipment, improve operator proficiency and reduce application time.

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