FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Yoakum-Defrenn Army Heliport, the home of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, is one of the busiest heliports in the Army. While much of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade mission happens in ...

Mallory Airport in South Charleston, West Virginia recently purchased a $50,000 flight simulator. The Federal Aviation Administration-certified Advanced Aviation Training Device, as the simulator is ...

Sporty's Pilot Shop and Infinite Flight have partnered to integrate mobile flight simulation with online aviation training. The collaboration allows users to practice flight maneuvers and concepts ...

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 ...

The Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.9 billion multiyear contract to modernize flight simulation and training systems at 12 bases across the world. The contract, announced March ...

A pilot trains on a Loft Dynamics simulator for an Airbus H125 helicopter at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. I am hovering in a valley in the Swiss Alps on a beautiful day in a ...

(Tribune News Service) — Vance Air Force Base prides itself on training more than 300 pilots per year, more than any other training base in the country. Through the use of state-of-the-art flight ...

Home flight simulators are effective training tools for aspiring pilots, but their value depends heavily on using quality hardware that accurately mimics real aircraft controls to prevent the ...

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 ...

Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Gokbey helicopter, fitted with Havelsan’s Goksim simulator, allows pilots to practice emergency ...

MUKILTEO — There’s a storm brewing! The forecast calls for heavy winds! Should you fly your small plane today or wait it out? There’s a surefire way to make the call, said Peter Hickey, an experienced ...