H145 XR-SIM Cleared for German Aviation Training

Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH (REISER) has completed the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) assessment of the H145 XR-SIM. The LBA, the German Federal Aviation Office, declared the XR-SIM "Ready for Training."

The XR-SIM combines a cockpit environment with a virtual outside world to support regulated pilot and crew training. It is a full-scale cockpit with real controls, embedded in a virtual outside world using Varjo's mixed-reality head-mounted display technology.

The DRF Akademie acquired the H145 XR-SIM in response to demand for H145 training capacity. At Lufthansa Aviation Training's (LAT) Frankfurt training center, the system complements the existing REISER H135/H145 Full-Flight Simulator installed for DRF Luftrettung.

"This successful assessment is much more than the acceptance of just another simulator," said Martin Keil, CTO at REISER. "It shows that mixed reality is now moving from a promising technology into the field of authority-assessed professional aviation training. Pilots need cockpit realism, real controls, crew interaction and a training environment that can evolve flexibly with operational requirements. XR-SIM brings these elements together and opens a completely new playing field for scalable, realistic and certifiable training solutions."

The teams of the LBA, DRF Akademie, LAT and REISER worked together to achieve this milestone, with all stakeholders involved in the final assessment phase.

With the H145 XR-SIM now ready for training, LAT and DRF Akademie will commence regular training operations. Responsibility for the simulator has transferred from the RST FSTD organization to the LAT FSTD organization.