Joint Helicopter Command receives Merlin and Puma safety trainers

Posted 27 March 2015

Lutra Associates Limited has announced that the two helicopter safety trainers it is under contract to provide to the UK Joint Helicopter Command have been delivered to the operating units.

The two trainers, one each for MERLIN and PUMA, will be used to train troops in embarkation, disembarkation and safety drills.

Lutra Associates and its partner, Oxford Specialist Coachbuilders, will now carry out 'train the trainer' and manual verification with the RN and RAF instructors of Joint Helicopter Command.

The trainers are based on ISO container frames and have hydraulic jacking legs to facilitate easy vehicle loading and road transport.

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