Sky Aviation Selects Loft Dynamics to Enhance Safety
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Sky Aviation, an Italian helicopter services company providing passenger and material transport across the Alps, will install Loft Dynamics’ Airbus VR H125 flight training device at its base in Cossato, Italy. The partnership aims to enhance the quality, safety, accessibility, sustainability, and cost efficiencies of Sky Aviation's pilot training. Sky Aviation is the second organization in Italy adopting Loft Dynamics’ VR training devices to transform operations.
Sky Aviation operates in the northwestern Alps of Italy, where terrain can be challenging, weather inclement, and access limited. Sky Aviation’s skilled helicopter pilots are essential for safely transporting people and goods, whether providing emergency services on the ski slopes or supplying the region with construction materials. The installation of the VR simulator will bring EASA-approved, immersive, realistic, and tailored training to these pilots, exposing them regularly and safely to specific real-world scenarios they may encounter.
Sky Aviation will utilize the VR simulator to maintain and enhance pilot proficiencies while eliminating risks inherent in training in an actual aircraft, drastically reducing operational costs, and minimizing environmental impact. Its VR HESLO simulation, the first to receive regulatory approval, according to Loft Dynamics, will be particularly valuable given the volume of barycentric hook operations performed by Sky Aviation. Importantly, its students can now use the simulator to complete Type Ratings and accumulate required flight hours on site without aircraft availability and travel constraints.
“It’s a direct investment in our pilots with profound returns for everyone: pilots advance in their careers more efficiently and effectively, and we get the highest quality pilots without the cost or downtime of offsite training and checking. We’re also able to maximize our return on investment by offering our simulator to third parties for training and checking, which helps remove existing accessibility barriers in the region,” said Cesare Sappino, CEO of Sky Aviation.
