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 ...

I always dreamt of flying from the time I was a young kid. Indeed, my first hospital visit was the direct result of a misguided attempt at “flight” as a preschooler, when I leaped from the top of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some students arrive at their first flight lesson surprisingly comfortable in a cockpit. They understand the purpose of most instruments and generally know what most of the various knobs and switches ...

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 ...

The Squadron is an Israel-based air force simulator program, inspired by military flight training, offering both live and online courses. It employs actual Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter pilots as ...

I flew an Airbus A350 flight simulator to experience the rare but high-risk scenarios pilots may face, from bouncy turbulence ...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a mixed reality (MR) headset for civil aviation training for the first time — potentially signalling a shift in how pilots are taught.