Article from BTNews 6 APRIL 2020
British door trainer for A220
Air Baltic has taken delivery of an Airbus A220 door trainer.
The Riga-based (Latvia) airline has 22 of the former Bombardier C series in service and a further 28 on order.
Built by EDM of Manchester (England), a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, the official term is “A220 Extended Door Trainer.”
The new facility is fitted with key features to help simulate a number of scenarios that help practice everyday functionality, but also for emergency situations.
Currently the airline has ceased operations, but prior to COVID-19 it operated direct year-round and seasonal flights from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius, mostly to metropolitan and leisure destinations within Europe. Gatwick – Riga was proving a popular route.
Some of the functionality provided with this trainer include:
• Door familiarisation procedures
• Securing the cabin for flight
• Internal and external operation of the door
• Carry out and practice evacuation procedures
• Experience the force and movement of the door and use of door assist handles
•Operation of the gust lock
•Operation of the Mode Select lever – Arm/Disarm procedures
• Operation of slide inflation procedure
• Experience and the recognition of Door Malfunctions during operation
• Flight attendant’s seats use and operation
• Communications, sounds and alarms operation and recognition
• Auto-close Overwing Exit
• Virtual Slide Trainer Integration
• Simulated Flight Deck Door with Access Keypad
• Dummy R1 cross-check door
Reinis Lapiòš, crew training manager, Air Baltic Corporation, is clearly very pleased with his new kit. “Overall the EDM product is very good, it has high quality and controls correspond to the forces of the real aircraft.”
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