Mallory Airport in South Charleston, West Virginia recently purchased a $50,000 flight simulator. The Federal Aviation Administration-certified Advanced Aviation Training Device, as the simulator is ...
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 ...
One Friday afternoon in 2018, around 8 p.m., news broke that a young man, Richard Russell, a Horizon Air Service agent, gained access to a parked Bombardier Q400 and—with no previous pilot ...
Simple Flying was invited to attend a unique Earth Day-oriented event at Wizz Air's Budapest crew and pilot training facility in late April. While the event was centered around the announcement of ...
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 ...
QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- A flight simulator at a college in Queens is helping to train the next generation of pilots and air traffic controllers at a time when airlines are dealing with pilot ...
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 ...
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 ...
Even though air travel has become a standard part of our lives, with more and more people flying every year, there is still a level of prestige associated with airline pilots. Estimates suggest that ...
Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Gokbey helicopter, fitted with Havelsan’s Goksim simulator, allows pilots to practice emergency ...
Flight training executives are calling for certification authorities to rethink their regulations to allow the industry to reduce its dependence on highly expensive full-flight simulators in favour of ...
Cessna says it plans to add eight flight simulators to its expanding partnership with FlightSafety International. The Wichita-based manufacturer, which announced sales at EBACE last month for two ...