Tommy operates simulator<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): PT Grahadi Angkasa, a private firm owned by
\nHutomo (Tommy) Mandala Putra, President Soeharto's youngest son,
\non Friday launched its first Boeing B-737-200 simulator to
\nimprove the skills of the country's pilots.<\/p>\n
The B-737-200 simulator, manufactured by Conduction Missouri
\nand designed with ITS technology, offers two computerized canals
\nand three windows which provide visual databases of airports in
\nJakarta, Bali and Surabaya.<\/p>\n
The Directorate General of Air Transportation licensed the use
\nof the simulator which was installed at a cost of about US$10
\nmillion, the Kompas daily reported.<\/p>\n
The simulator will help reduce pilot training costs as
\ndomestic airlines will no longer have to send their pilots
\noverseas, to countries like the United States and Germany, to
\nundertake Boeing-737 training.<\/p>\n
However, simulated training has yet to be supplemented by real
\njet training operations to enable a pilot to get a Boeing 737
\nrating.<\/p>\n
Informed sources said Grahadi has set a charge of $300 per
\nhour for the B-737-200 simulator utilization. Overseas pilot
\ntraining centers charge $250 per hour.<\/p>\n
But Grahadi has signed agreements with domestic airlines,
\nincluding Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Bouraq, Sempati Air,
\nAirfast, Mandala and Gatari for the use of the simulator.<\/p>\n
There are currently some 10 B-737-200 jets operated by
\ndomestic air carriers. (icn)<\/p>",
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