Flying

Visionary Training Resources, CommuteAir Partner to Bring VR to Pilot Training

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 ...
Aviation Today

Demand Accelerates for Virtual Reality Training in Avionics

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 ...
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 ...
Flying

CBP Will Train Pilots Using VR Simulators for First Time

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be the first U.S. federal law enforcement agency to train pilots using virtual reality (VR) flight simulators, specifically adopting Loft Dynamics' ...
MarketWatch

Loft Dynamics Becomes World's First VR Flight Simulation Training Device to Receive FAA Qualification

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 ...
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Alaska Airlines To Usher In New Pilot Training Era With Full-Motion Boeing 737 VR Simulators

Through its venture capital arm, Alaska Airlines is investing in the development of next-generation simulators that will help make pilot training more efficient. These full-motion Boeing 737 VR ...
TravelPulse

This Airline Now Uses Virtual Reality to Train Its Pilots

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 ...
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 ...
TravelPulse

Alaska Airlines Invests in State-of-the-Art Boeing 737 Pilot Training

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 ...
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 ...
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CBP Will Train Pilots Using VR Simulators for First Time

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be the first U.S. federal law enforcement agency and first branch of the Homeland Security Department to train pilots using virtual reality (VR) flight ...