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VP-30 Lead Flight Projects Naval Flight Officer Lt. Brad Davies, front, AWO1 Michael Zivotofsky (right) and AWO1 Brian Oliastro participate in a simulated training event in the high-fidelity
environment of the Tactical Operational Readiness Trainer.


The second-generation Tactical Operational
Readiness Trainers (TORT) while far more
advanced the the knob turners, still lacked the
LCD screens, working gauges and full-flight sta-
tion feel of the latest TORT.


TORT: Full-service

simulator allows

pilots and crew to

train together
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which .links hundreds of information system
elements to enable the rapid exchange of
information among the U.S. military services,
intelligence community and multi-national
allies.
 Furthermore, the GIG is a globally con-
nected, end-to-end set of information capabili-
ties, associated processes and personnel for
collecting, processing, storing, disseminating,
and managing information on demand.
 The physical arrangement of the crew sta-
tion and the layout of controls closely repli-
cate that of the aircraft, allowing the develop-
ment of natural crew-to-crew and crew-to-air-
craft interactions. Each crew station provides
an environment that immerses the operators
into the scenario and allows for a more robust
training experience.
 Additionally the flight deck has been repli-
cated to include useful flight station displays
and computers, electronically controlled flight
controls and aircraft seats. A 140-degree hor-
izontal field-of-view visual display system
allows for visual identification of targets, as
well as tactical employment of weapons.
 Before TORT, P-3C crews initially received
training on the weapons system trainer, also
known as the "knob-turner," which simu-
lated antisubmarine warfare (ASW) only. The
knob turner limited'the pilot interaction to
turning three knobs located on the console.
Flight crews also received training on the
tactical trainers used only to simulate intelli-
gence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
missions. TORT combines ASW, antisurface
warfare and ISR training into one simula-
tor, increases the overall fidelity realism and
enables crews to employ their systems in the
simulator precisely as they do in the actual
aircraft.
 "I enjoy training in the TORT because
it allows the operators and pilots to train
together as a full crew, exactly as we would
in the real aircraft," said Zivotofsky.
 Future enhancements for the TORT will
include the ability to conduct fleet synthetic
training. Fleet synthetic training uses the
GIG network connection to link different
platform's nation-wide in a joint simulat-
ed training mission. For example, a P-3C
crew at NAS Jacksonville, an Arleigh Burke
destroyer deploying an SH-60B helicopter in
San Diego and an aircraft carrier launching
F/A-18s off the coast can simultaneously work
together on the same simulated event instead
of conducting individual live exercises.
 "Being involved with the testing and evalu-
ation of TORT, I am proud at how it has
evolved. TORT will be an important asset
to P-3 squadrons and the Navy. Working
on this project was a very rewarding experi-
ence," stated Davies.
 With such advancements in simulated
training, P-3C Orion crews are more than
prepared to see the fleet through to the next
generation of antisubmarine warfare aircraft.


VP-30 Lead Fleet Projects Naval Flight Officer Lt. Brad Davies carefully manipulates the flight controls during a simulated training flight in
the Tactical Operational Readiness Trainer (TORT). Davies, along with his testing team and Wing 11 Weapons Tactical Unit, worked in con-
junction with L3 Communications and Naval Air Systems Command to ensure the TORT was ready for use in the fleet.


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The high-fidelity real
scenario simulating
Tactical Operational
 Readiness Trainer
 did not start as the
 advanced training
 system used today.
 The first-generation
 (knob turner) train-
 ers only allowed stu-
 dents to manipulate
 and interact with
 the simulation by
 turning three knobs
 located on the
 consule. Each knob
would only allow for
 different reaction
 type responses such
 as climbing, turning
 and angle of attack.



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