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Flight Simulation

Pilots Can Fly PilotEdge’s SimVenture Before Oshkosh

Whether you’re planning to fly to the big show this year or not, it’s worth checking out the 2021 SimVenture flight simulation event ahead of EAA AirVenture this year. The simulation led by PilotEdge emulates the EAA AirVenture notam procedures for pilot proficiency before the airshow. We’re all a bit rusty—and the notam has seen […]

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Learning to Fly with a Flight Simulator

Cockpits make terrible classrooms. They are expensive, loud, quick to produce sensory overload, and there is always the potential for the “classroom” to collide with something else—such as another “classroom.” If you are looking for a less expensive, more productive path to learning to fly, consider utilizing an aviation training device, commonly referred to as […]

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Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Next Generation

Did you ever fly out of Meigs Field in downtown Chicago before it closed? It’s one of those airports you will never forget—if you were lucky enough to visit before the painful closure in 2003. But ask just about any pilot today who learned to fly in the late 1990s or early 2000s, and memories […]

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CFAA Gains Flight Sim Donation from Honeycomb

Those who do good in the world sometimes don’t seek fanfare or accolades for their actions—the value in them lies solely in the ability to help others achieve their goals. A quiet donation to the Central Florida Aerospace Academy made by Honeycomb Aeronautical—a flight simulation controls manufacturer—is one example. No press release went out, no […]

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KLM Cityhopper Uses Virtual Flight Deck for Pilot Training

European regional airline KLM Cityhopper, a division of KLM, announced last week that it is now employing an in-house developed virtual reality system to train pilots on the Embraer 175 and 190 aircraft. KLM said in a news release that Cityhopper “is the first airline to integrate VR into its pilot training for Embraer aircraft.” The company […]

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Redbird’s Virtual Migration Runs October 21 & 22

Redbird Flight Simulations hosts its annual Migration in a virtual format in 2020, running on October 21 and 22. The conference brings together aviation industry leaders and instructors to discuss and share hot topics and their recipes for success in flight training. Registration is free and open to all who are interested—and there’s an app […]

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Redbird Connect Enables Virtual Pilot Proficiency Center

As the COVID-19 pandemic turned the aviation industry on its ear, the folks at Redbird Flight Simulations began fielding phone calls from customers worried that flight training would come to a grinding halt. Josh Harnagel, Redbird’s vice president of marketing told Flying his team, including the company’s vice president of software development, began wondering if […]

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Rudy Frasca, Flight Simulation Icon, Flies West

He had just a couple of straightforward passions in his life: flying—especially warbirds—and his wife, Lucille. Those who flew with and worked alongside Rudy Frasca couldn’t help but be infected by his enthusiasm for aviation, and understand his deep affection for his family. Frasca, flight simulation icon and founder of Frasca International, died on May […]

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Can Flight Instruction Get Any Better?

If the basics of airmanship still apply in safely controlling an airplane—coordinated maneuvers, power-and-speed management, and situational awareness, for example—wouldn’t the methods to deliver those skills to new pilots remain anchored in fundamental truths as well? Redbird Flight Simulations launched in 2006 with the idea that this is not necessarily the case—and pursued development of […]

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