Three years ago, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) granted the first regulatory approval for a VR-based flight training device, but the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not followed despite one Colorado organization using a device from the same EASA-approved company for more than a year.
This unit, which will be certified as FTD Level 3, is equipped with vibration simulation and an external mirror, which entrol believes sets a new standard for realism and fidelity in flight training.
University of Manchester students won the IT FLIES USA competition, which took place in the Simulation Laboratory at The University of Dayton, and was judged by two test pilots.
Marty Kauchak reports on a range of innovations, from aircraft simulation partnerships to ground forces' training advancements, accelerating warfare training capabilities.
At IT²EC 2024, MS&T’s Andy Fawkes and Dim Jones interview BISim's Rahul C. Thakkar and Pete Morrison about BISim’s latest products and the future of simulation and training.