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Flying in first person: New RC aircraft brings first-person cockpit views to pilots

Flywing built the X-Wing Fighter as a VTOL aircraft centered on first-person flight. A forward-facing camera streams live ...
Flying

Gamification of Training: From Virtual Cockpit to Real-World Flying

Flight simulators can effectively aid pilot training, but require "structured playtime" – practicing syllabus maneuvers with appropriate controls and acknowledging limitations. Optimizing simulator ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

What ‘The Rehearsal’ got right — and wrong — about flying a Boeing 737

Can anyone buy a Boeing 737? In the finale, Fielder goes to airplane graveyards to check out used 737s available for purchase. He meets with one coverall-ed worker whose sales pitch for one jet is ...
KTVZ

Southwest Airlines’ new planes fly with barrier to protect the cockpit when the door is opened mid-flight

Washington (CNN) — Southwest Airlines’ newest jets are now flying with a barrier that can protect the cockpit when pilots need to open the door during flight, according to the airline. The company’s ...