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Vrgineers Donates a Virtual Reality Pilot Trainer to Ukraine for Aid and Solidarity


Vrgineers recently donated a Portable Trainer, a reconfigurable virtual pilot trainer, to the Ukrainian Air Force to help with securing its airspace and train tactics with mission rehearsal. Based on the results from experimental research on the use of VR and simulators in training pilots, Vrgineers believes its technologies can speed up and enhance the training of jet fighter and helicopter pilots, while simultaneously reducing associated costs when transitioning from eastern platforms to modern western platforms.


For decades, there has been a push to modernize the current training methods, driven in part by the costs of altering and maintaining large dome simulators; the inability to keep training devices up to date as aircraft in the field and corresponding


software update faster


than training simulators; and an overall lack of expert training professionals. Virtual and mixed-reality technologies can significantly enhance the process of pilot transformation from eastern platforms such as Migs and Suchoj to western


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platforms such as Lockheed


Martin F-16 or F-35, Airbus Eurofighters, Dassault Rafales, and Saab Gripens, as well as for multiple helicopters.


“Vrgineers can deliver modern pilot training solutions that offer highly effective training techniques at significantly reduced costs compared to traditional dome simulators,” says Marek Polcak, Vrgineers CEO.


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The demand to modernize is even more necessary in countries and air forces that have been dependent on eastern training methods and devices such as Ukraine. Russian manufacturers have discontinued the supply of spare parts, forcing several rescue and transport aircraft to be grounded all over Europe, based on EASA regulations. Additionally, some countries such as Slovakia, which borders Ukraine, have seen a postponement in deliveries of their multi-role fighters and are looking for a faster method of pilot training with a rapid training syllabus.


Vrgineers trainer simulators are developed in close cooperation with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy as a part of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program to accelerate pilot training, speed up the process and increase the preparedness of pilots. Such trainers offer incredible opportunities to deliver affordable simulators with realistic synthetic training environments, which can be deployed anywhere. They can be interconnected with one another


for group training, used individually for mission and tactical training, or full procedural training. Simulators are already integrated with such IGs as Prepar3D, X-Plane, VBS 4, or MCS.


Different styles of the simulators include varying levels of cockpit replicas and fully operational instrumental panels to suit individual organizational needs and budgets. This includes the “Portable Trainer” that comes with a throttle, stick, rudder, and adjustable seat that provides vibration force; the “Classroom Trainer” that can be adapted for any aircraft as a one-to-one authentic cockpit replica enhanced by motion sensation; and the “Custom Trainer” that includes a physical cockpit, control systems, and flying models.


“We see great potential for militaries and private organizations looking for a transition from a Mig to an F-16 or F-35, or from Mi-8 to Black Hawks and need a cost-effective way to train their pilots,” adds Polcak.


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