The LPT is virtual procedural trainer that faithfully emulates the controls and displays of the Apache aircraft crew station. The LPT is used by the Longbow New Equipment Training Team (NETT) and Ft. Rucker instructors as a tool for providing training to aircrew personnel. The LPT allows students to practice procedural tasks for systems such as weapons, sighting, fire control radar, navigation, communications, data management, flight, fuel, performance planning, target tracking, emergency procedures, and digital messaging. The LPT employs pull-down menus to:
- Display either pilot or Copilot Gunner (CPG) configuration
- Access crew station panels
- Change aircraft configuration or conditions such as adding fuel tanks, updating speed, altitude, and course, enabling emergency conditions, or modifying aircraft system configuration
- Set up networking between multiple LPT’s on a network to practice audio and digital communications
Students use a mouse, keyboard, or touchscreen display to interact with the LPT. To increase fidelity, LSI has developed and integrated a modeled TEDAC assembly that connects to the LPT via USB and HDMI. When connected, the virtual TEDAC display is removed from the user interface and video is displayed on the modeled TEDAC Assembly.