Mixed-Reality Helicopter Simulator Wins Bavarian Innovation Award

Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH (REISER) has received the Bavarian Innovation Award 2026 for its H145 XR-Simulator (XR-SIM). The award is jointly presented by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy and the Bavarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in recognition of innovation by Bavarian companies. REISER’s CEO Dr. Johannes Hain and Chief Technology Officer Martin Keil accepted the award at a ceremony at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.

Unlike conventional flight simulators, which rely on large projection systems, the XR-SIM uses mixed-reality headsets. Pilot and copilot train together in the same virtual scenario while seeing and operating the full-scale haptic cockpit, controls and displays. The system requires less space than a conventional Full Flight Simulator.

Qualified by Germany’s Federal Aviation Office (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, LBA) as a Level 3 Flight Training Device, the XR-SIM can be used as a standalone system or integrated with other REISER training devices.

REISER has already adapted the XR-SIM concept to additional rotary-wing platforms and plans to extend the technology to fixed-wing applications.