In March 1993, the US Army ordered the TH-67 Creek version as its new training helicopter to succeed the Bell UH-1. Based on the performance of the U.S. Navy's TH-57, the U.S. Army is currently purchasing the Bell TH-67. Providing a highly reliable, student/instructor-friendly, low-cost platform for primary flight training, it is surpassing all readiness goals established by the U.S. Army. The TH-67 boasts a combination of high training utility and safety with the most extensive features of any training helicopter in the world. Unique to the TH-67 is its advanced cockpit display system installed for the back seat student. Other features include energy attenuating seats, full IMC/VMC instrumentation and heavy-duty skid shoes for touchdown autorotation training.