Army Pilot’s Invention Enables Hyper-Realistic Low-Visibility Flight Training
12 May 2020
Military.com | By Matthew Cox
An Army National Guard aviator has invented a pilot training device that partners with a smartphone app to simulate flying in limited-visibility conditions.
First Lt. Nick Sinopoli, a helicopter pilot with the Wisconsin Guard's 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, in Madison, created the device, which consists of a visor that wraps around the pilot's face. Using a smartphone app, an instructor can cause the visor to appear cloudy and partially or fully obscure the pilot's vision, realistically simulating zero-visibility conditions that exist in fog or heavy clouds, according to a recent Army release.
It's designed to teach pilots when to transition from visual flight rules, or VFR, to instrument flight rules, or IFR, the release states.
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