SEPT

Pennant's Aircraft Marshalling Trainer, known as Synthetic Environmental Procedural Trainer (SEPT2) provides training in marshalling and ground handling of aircraft in complete safety and without the costs of using real aircraft.

The student is presented with a 150° wrap-round screen. Three high resolution projectors provide a computer generated display of the airfield and moving aircraft. Realism is enhanced by multi-channelled surround sound effects.

Training scenarios and aircraft movements are controlled by the instructor. The instructor can amend scenarios, inserting hazards and emergencies, changing weather conditions, communicate with the student through integrate comms system and record student actions. The complete exercise can be viewed by other students, and used for later debrief.

After classroom instruction students consolidate their learning through practical exercises on the trainer which provides an ideal preparation ground for the real situation where the marshaller must give clear and positive direction to the pilot. It also enables the student to practice handling different aircraft types, in varied weather conditions, time of day/night and emergency situations.

Flexible, patient, creative, knowledgeable, professional and committed to customer satisfaction are just a few words I would use to describe Pennant and my experience of working in partnership with them on a high profile project.