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Using a Home-Based Flight Simulator as an Airline Pilot

For those who have been around the airline industry for a while, it is well known that change is a constant, and even minor updates to procedures or systems can have a significant impact on front-line ...
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Boeing turns Microsoft Flight Simulator into a pilot trainer

In a groundbreaking move, Boeing has teamed up with Microsoft to incorporate Flight Simulator into its professional pilot training programs. This strategic collaboration, announced in early November ...
Stars and Stripes

Learning on the fly: Simulators at Vance enhance new pilot training

(Tribune News Service) — Vance Air Force Base prides itself on training more than 300 pilots per year, more than any other training base in the country. Through the use of state-of-the-art flight ...
Forbes

Pilots Are Learning To Fly Helicopters In VR, Thanks To This Swiss Startup

A pilot trains on a Loft Dynamics simulator for an Airbus H125 helicopter at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. I am hovering in a valley in the Swiss Alps on a beautiful day in a ...
Yahoo

I flew a Boeing 737 Max simulator and it gave me a new respect for just how hard being a pilot really is

I visited Skyborne, a flight academy in England where wannabe airline pilots train. I tried out two flight simulators, including one for a Boeing 737 Max. I got mixed up with the instruments and found ...
Business Wire

Systems Technology Inc. and AI Redefined Join Forces to Develop World’s First eVTOL Pilot Training Simulator

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Systems Technology, Inc., (STI), a leader in aerospace controls and simulated training assessment for more than 65 years, known for guidance & controls expertise to NASA, ...
Flying

Home Flight Simulation for Training, Proficiency, and Currency

Are you a certificated pilot who used home flight simulation in your training? Our partners at Flight Simulation Association are conducting a study to quantify the impact of home flight simulation on ...
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Gamification of Training: From Virtual Cockpit to Real-World Flying

Flight simulator video games can benefit a pilot in training, provided they understand the gamification limitations.
Aviation Week

Virtual Reality Simulator Provides Realistic Training Scenarios, Part 3

Loft Dynamics’ immersive Virtual Reality Flight Training Simulator devices are one-twentieth the cost and one-tenth the size of traditional full-motion simulators. Credit: Meg Ellery The Loft Flight ...
Morningstar

Cirrus Adds Vision Jet Flight Training Simulator in Scottsdale

Cirrus® (Cirrus Aircraft Ltd.) announced the expansion of its recurrent Vision Jet flight training capability at Cirrus Scottsdale. Constructed by CAE, the Vision Jet flight training simulator ...
Forbes

Varjo’s XR Tech Advances Pilot Training In U.S. And Ukraine

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anshel Sag is an industry analyst covering XR, 5G, mobile and PCs. I have kept close tabs on Varjo since its inception and have ...