Micro Nav wins QCAA ATC simulator contract

Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) has contracted MicroNav Limited (Micro Nav) to design, deliver and commission a 360-degree 3D AirTraffic Control (ATC) tower simulator for Hamad International Airport, as wellas a technical refresh of the existing BEST simulators. This includes civilworks, hardware, software, consoles, training and a long-term supportagreement.

The BEST 3D Tower simulator, a technically advanced 3D towersimulation system and immersive training environment, is to be installed in thenewly finished Air Traffic Control Centre and Training facility at HamadInternational Airport.

Comprising the latest Micro Nav Visual Display System, thesimulator features a curved Glassfibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP) screen andAutomatic Display Alignment System (ADAS) with split mode display operationsand enhanced viewing capability to complete the 360-degree 3D ATC towerenvironment.

The new tower simulator utilises 18 high-performanceprojectors, each operating a solid-state optical engine and exhibiting stablehigh performance, reliability and longevity. The tower environment consists ofa 360-degree display system, tower/ground controller positions, flightdelivery/clearance delivery position, supervisor position, pseudo pilotpositions, a mini 3D tower with a single controller position, ATC controllerconsoles, equipment racks and furniture. The simulator will be used forindividual tower simulation training or can be connected to the APP/ACCsimulator to run combined exercises for integrated training.

The existing BEST 3D Tower simulator and BEST Radarsimulator, complete with BEST Link, will be updated with new hardware, thelatest software and connected with the new tower simulator for integratedexercise scenarios and sharing of data and resources.

The BEST product suite at Hamad International Airportincludes BEST Tower, BEST Radar, BEST Talk, BEST Speech, BEST Link, BEST 3D andBEST 3D Create.