FAA-approved Aviation Training Devices (BATDs and AATDs) are crucial tools in formal flight training, allowing students to log specific hours towards Private, Instrument, and Commercial Pilot ...

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 ...

As the aerospace industry seeks to improve pilot training and reduce costs, simulation technology has emerged as a leading method of innovation. One of the most valuable investments in pilot training ...

Walk into any serious flight training facility and the Full Flight Simulator runs almost around the clock. Some slots are for ...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is implementing virtual reality (VR) flight simulators for pilot training, becoming the first U.S. federal law enforcement agency to adopt this technology. CBP's ...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a mixed reality (MR) headset for civil aviation training for the first time — potentially signalling a shift in how pilots are taught.

The Loft Dynamics H125 has become the first-ever VR flight simulator in the US to receive FAA qualification for use in helicopter pilot training and certification. The simulator combines a Varjo Aero ...

What just happened? Ever since Microsoft Flight Simulator debuted over four decades ago, pilots have considered it a useful flight training tool due to its focus on realism. Now, Boeing is using its ...

Austria-based AXIS Flight Simulation applied its patented roll-on/roll-off cockpit technology to helicopter training for the first time on August 31, announcing two new Flight Simulation Training ...