Virtual Reality Is Poised To Bring Seismic Change To Airline Training

Loft’s VR simulator compared with conventional Level D full-flight simulator

The footprint of Loft’s VR simulator (right) is much smaller than that of a conventional Level D full-flight simulator (left).

Credit: Loft Dynamics
Alaska Airlines has invested in Loft Dynamics with the goal of developing the first full-motion Boeing 737 simulator that uses extended reality. The development will build on the Swiss startup’s virtual-reality helicopter simulators, the first such devices to be certified for pilot training. “With...
Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.

Upon his retirement as a non-routine flight operations captain from a fractional operator in 2015, Dr. Veillette had accumulated more than 20,000 hours of flight experience in 240 types of aircraft—including balloons, rotorcraft, sea planes, gliders, war birds, supersonic jets and large commercial transports. He is an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University.

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