Visionary Training Resources (VTR), a Tampa-based developer of virtual reality (VR) flight training devices, and CommuteAir, a regional airline operating as United Express, recently inked a ...

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 ...

U.S. Helicopter Pilots Can Now Train and Receive Credit Toward Pilot Ratings on Loft Dynamics' Qualified VR Flight Training Device SANTA MONICA, Calif. and ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., July 31, 2024 ...

In an airline industry first, one European carrier is training its pilots in a whole new way. Brussels Airlines, which is part of the Lufthansa Group, has rolled out virtual reality training for some ...

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 ...

Alaska Airlines is making a crucial investment in pilot training, a little more than one year after it became entangled in the ongoing Boeing 737 drama. The carrier, which is in the midst of merging ...

VR training is emerging as a critical trend in avionics, promising to revolutionize how pilots, engineers, and maintenance crews are trained. Rapid advancements in virtual reality (VR) are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Traditional pilot training is expensive and ...

A new virtual reality (VR)-based helicopter safety training initiative has been launched in Nepal to improve pilot preparedness and reduce aviation accidents.