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Sporty’s VFR Goggles are a New Take On an Old Idea

Constructed of pliable material, the VFR goggles fit snugly, with an adjustable elastic strap that won’t interfere with headsets. Sporty's
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Key Takeaways:

  • Sporty's has introduced new VFR training goggles designed to redirect student pilots' attention from cockpit instruments to the external horizon.
  • These goggles aim to prevent "gauge hypnosis" in primary students and serve as an improved training aid for practicing emergency scenarios with unreliable instruments.
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You’re no doubt familiar with IFR training goggles, aka foggles, view-limiting devices that simulate flight in IMC. Sporty’s has introduced a new take on that idea with its VFR training goggles. Rather than blocking the view outside the airplane, Sporty’s VFR goggles were invented by a Sporty’s Academy flight instructor to keep primary students’ eyes off the flight instruments and out on the horizon, where they belong.

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