Flight simulator video games can benefit a pilot in training, provided they understand the gamification limitations.

VR flight training is becoming increasingly prevalent, offering a promising way to shorten training time and reduce costs. VR allows for focused practice on knowledge and procedural steps ("hard ...

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 ...

A pilot trains on a Loft Dynamics simulator for an Airbus H125 helicopter at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. I am hovering in a valley in the Swiss Alps on a beautiful day in a ...

Global pioneer in digital aviation simulation, Loft Dynamics, has opened its first virtual reality (VR) simulation "hub" forming the company’s first North American headquarters at Santa Monica Airport ...

The author tested the virtual reality headset, which continuously recognizes its position and orientation using a head-tracking system. Credit: Simon von NiederhAusern The ultimate question in a ...

DEL RIO — Like many a fledgling pilot, Air Force Lt. Luis Leon “chair flew” endless missions using a stick and a cardboard display of a T-6A Texan II instrument panel. Resting atop a plastic clothes ...

A team from the University of Zurich has trained an artificial intelligence system to fly a drone in a virtual environment full of obstacles before setting it loose in the real world, where it was ...

Why Snap, Unity, Xreal, and Texas A&M University are among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in augmented and virtual reality for 2025. Innovative organizations are finding ways to make ...

US Navy (USN) officials revealed this week that a virtual test range originally created to assess the mission effectiveness of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters has also quietly been in use ...