While basic home flight simulators are excellent for personal practice and building proficiency, FAA-approved Aviation Training Devices (ATDs)—Basic (BATDs) and Advanced (AATDs)—are specifically ...

Home flight simulation is promoted as an inexpensive and effective training supplement for pilots, enhancing proficiency, currency, and saving money. FlightSimExpo, North America's flight simulation ...

Helicopter simulator maker AXIS Flight Simulation entered the rotary-wing training market on August 31 with two new FSTDs ...

Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT) uses Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Azure to train new and existing pilots. TL;DR: Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer, ...

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 ...

As the aerospace industry seeks to improve pilot training and reduce costs, simulation technology has emerged as a leading method of innovation. One of the most valuable investments in pilot training ...

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Yoakum-Defrenn Army Heliport, the home of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, is one of the busiest heliports in the Army. While much of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade mission happens in ...

United Airlines has completed Phase 1 of the expansion of the world's largest pilot training facility in Denver.

Jerry Williams is confident that when he flips an aircraft in midair or disables the cockpit instruments, his students can recover without careening to the ground. Rather than attempt dangerous ...