FAA-approved Aviation Training Devices (ATDs), categorized as Basic (BATD) or Advanced (AATD), are valuable tools formally integrated into flight training, moving beyond simple home simulator use.

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Japanese helicopter Nakanihon Air has received Level 7 approval for Loft's Airbus H125 flight training device. Credit: Loft Dynamics The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau has become the third regulator to ...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will become the first U.S. federal law enforcement agency to train pilots using virtual reality (VR) flight simulators. CBP's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) unit ...

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.

What just happened? Ever since Microsoft Flight Simulator debuted over four decades ago, pilots have considered it a useful flight training tool due to its focus on realism. Now, Boeing is using its ...

TL;DR: Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer, powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Azure, offers flexible, cloud-based pilot training accessible on multiple devices.

Joby took delivery of its first simulator developed jointly with CAE in January. Credit: Joby Aviation As electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft move closer to commercial service, ...

A small Swiss company has achieved a surprising breakthrough in commercial aviation flight simulation – the world’s first regulatory-qualified mixed-reality (MR) flight simulator. Brunner Elektronik ...