I flew an Airbus A350 flight simulator in wind and turbulence to see how pilots train for emergencies and rough landings

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

Flight-simulator lessons are grounded in safety

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 ...
Flying

Survey: Home Flight Sim Helps Prepare Real-World Pilots

A study by the Flight Simulation Association (FSA) revealed that pilots who supplement their training with home flight simulation require 5.5 fewer flight training hours for certification and almost ...
SlashGear

Training For Any Situation: How Flight Simulators Prepare Pilots For Emergencies

Even though air travel has become a standard part of our lives, with more and more people flying every year, there is still a level of prestige associated with airline pilots. Estimates suggest that ...
Flying

Redbird Creates High School Flight Simulator STEM Lessons

The AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM symposium highlighted aviation as an effective method for teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at the high school level. Redbird ...
Aviation Week

Horizon highlights benefits of simulation-based rotary training for pilots

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 ...
Aviation Week

Virtual Reality Simulator Provides Realistic Training Scenarios, Part 3

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 ...

FlightSafety International Receives FAA Approval for Industry-First Cessna Citation Ascend Full-Flight Simulator

FlightSafety International Inc. (FSI), a global leader in aviation training and simulation technology, today announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the world's ...
KAKE.com

College's flight simulator training next generation of pilots, air traffic controllers

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 ...

The Boeing Company’s (BA) 777-9 Flight Training Simulators Receives Qualification Certification

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is one of the Best Aerospace and Defense Stocks to Invest In Right Now. On February 19, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) announced that its 777-9 flight training simulators ...
Hackaday

Flying Blind: Taking Flight Simulation To A New Level In Accessibility

Software developers [Andy Borka] and [Jason Fayre] have a love for aviation. They are also both totally blind. They’ve developed software called Talking Flight Monitor, and it has made flight ...