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Based at
Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., the center allows the Navy to
provide immersive training for those maintaining P-8A Poseidon aircraft
around the world. The virtual maintenance training devices provide interactive,
high-fidelity simulations based on actual mission systems software,
while the hardware-based trainers are full-scale replicas of aircraft
components.
Navy maintainers will learn more than 1,000 procedures using seven virtual
maintenance trainers, 14 hardware-based devices and an ordnance load
trainer. The realistic training speeds familiarity with the aircraft
and its systems, enabling them to quickly become proficient in both
preventive, corrective and diagnostic tasks.
“Our new P-8A Maintenance Training Facility will provide the
fleet with qualified technicians equipped with the skills and knowledge
needed to keep the P-8A aircraft flying for many years to come.”
said Robert Powden, department head of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A maintenance
training unit.
Boeing was awarded a Navy contract in 2014 to provide the facility’s
training equipment. The company has also designed and delivered P-8A
aircrew training devices, electronic classrooms and courseware for the
Navy’s Integrated Training Center, also at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. |
