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United Airlines is accepting applications for its flight school, United Aviate Academy, with a goal to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030 in which at least half of them are women and people of color. 28 April 2021
Health Scholars launched a study to assess the value of virtual reality training among emergency medical services personnel in three Colorado fire districts. 28 April 2021
Simulator manufacturer AXIS has recently upgraded a Cessna 560XL simulator at the Austria Aviation Academy to provide advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, using data gathered from flight tests performed in the real aircraft. 27 April 2021
Edmonton-based Serious Labs is developing a virtual reality commercial truck driving simulator with support from the Government of Alberta, Emissions Reduction Alberta and the Alberta Motor Transport Association. 27 April 2021
Now in its sixth year, the DSET Conference and Workshop will be held 24-26 May, both online and live in Bristol, UK. MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes spoke to organiser Tess Butler about what to expect at DSET 2021. 27 April 2021
A large TotalControl tower simulator at Malaysia’s Mukah Airport has been successfully tested and installed remotely, in another example of an innovative approach to simulator delivery by Airways International Ltd (AIL) during the Covid-19 pandemic. 27 April 2021
In March 2019 NATO Chief Scientist Dr Bryan Wells launched the “NATO Chief Scientist Challenge”, an initiative that sought solutions in the areas of virus detection, improved situational awareness, decontamination and resilience, but also what would come after Covid-19. 27 April 2021
“In four years, we will take a look.” That’s a typical response when pilots, instructors and operators first hear about a virtual reality-based simulator, regulator-qualified for training credits. “How about now?” VRM Switzerland has responded. 26 April 2021
VRM Switzerland has received approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for pilot training credits in a type-specific Robinson R22 virtual reality flight simulation training device, the world’s first VR-driven FSTD to receive approval from an aviation regulatory authority. 26 April 2021
VRM Switzerland revealed on 26 April 2021 that EASA has evaluated and qualified their virtual reality-based flight simulation training device. Here is the company’s announcement. 26 April 2021
Andy Smith and other members of his Halldale team attended the virtual VR/AR Device Showcase, hosted by the VR/AR Association. Marty Kauchak, Group Editor, reports on the highlights. 26 April 2021
The new L-39NG jet trainer from AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE visited the Sliač Air Base in Slovakia this week to complete several flights with a mixed Czech-Slovak crew. 26 April 2021
