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scaling our talent, production, and high-touch customer support for this next chapter. We’re looking forward to continuously innovating and serving the critical needs of the helicopter industry while also bringing our FAA- and EASA-qualified solution to more aircraft markets. As part of this growth, we’re thrilled to welcome two former FAA administrators and aviation veterans, Randy Babbitt and Michael Huerta, to our advisory board to help catalyze our mission.”
The new advisors will be instrumental in the company’s next phase of growth, especially in developing products that meet the needs of the entire aviation ecosystem: pilots, airlines and commercial operators, manufacturers, and regulators.
In addition to his past role as head of the FAA, Babbitt served on the agency’s Management Advisory Council and brings decades of experience as a pilot and former president of the Air Line Pilots Association. Huerta spent many years in FAA leadership, including a five-year term as administrator, and has extensive industry experience as a consultant and board member for Delta Air Lines and Joby Aviation. Babbitt and Huerta are prominent advocates for simulators in improving pilot training and aviation safety.
“Loft Dynamics incorporates actual accident and incident scenarios into training,” said Babbitt. “This accurately recreates
flight operations in a fully immersive environment, allowing pilots to encounter emergencies such as autorotation, vortex ring state, and loss of tail rotor effectiveness without placing any lives in danger. I’m honored to join Loft Dynamics and help lead the way to a safer and more sustainable future for aviation.”
“It has never been more vital to expand the pilot training pipeline, and cutting-edge simulators like the ones built by Loft Dynamics will be an essential part of this process,” Huerta said. “This technology has the power to help reverse the pilot shortage, significantly increase pilot proficiency, and prepare the country for advanced air mobility. I look forward to helping Loft Dynamics bring its qualified simulators to an even wider range of applications and pilots.”
“From the beginning of our partnership with Loft Dynamics, we recognized that its simulator would be a game-changer in training, especially in improving flight safety,” said Melchior Kaag, VP of training and flight operations at Airbus Helicopters. “Today, this journey takes a new turn. Another major aviation authority places its trust in Loft Dynamics’ VR device as a direct response to industry-wide training needs, a milestone made possible through our partnership with Loft. I believe this achievement ignites passion among future pilots and will help alleviate the pilot shortage for years to come.”
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