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Oct 23 2025

PHI Air Medical Becomes First Air Ambulance Operator in the Americas to Train Pilots with VR Flight Simulation—Using Loft Dynamics’ Simulator Posted by Admin

MESA, ARIZONA and SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – Oct. 23, 2025 — PHI Air Medical, one of the largest air ambulance providers in the United States has become the first air medical operator in the world to implement full-motion virtual reality (VR) flight simulation for pilot training. The company has installed a full-motion VR simulator from Loft Dynamics—the first VR system qualified by both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)—at its training base in Mesa, Arizona. PHI is now launching an entirely new training program centered around VR and its Airbus H125 simulator, giving pilots round-the-clock access to immersive, mission-specific training that mirrors the urgency and complexity of real-world operations.

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Jun 18 2025

Iran Shoots Down Israeli Hermes Drone: First Confirmed Iranian Kill Since War Began Posted by RSS Feed

After several unsubstantiated claims of downing F-35s, Iran has now presented evidence of the

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Aug 01 2025

U.S. Navy Tests MAC-E Signal Processing System for P-8A Poseidon Posted by RSS Feed

The Multi-static Active Coherent Enhancements (MAC-E) is an active sonar system composed of source

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Oct 21 2025

Germany Wants 15 More F-35A Lightning IIs Posted by RSS Feed

Germany has already contracted 35 F-35As, and the additional aircraft would take its planned fleet

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Jan 27 2025

Couple Sues JetBlue After Block of Ice Falls Through Roof and Onto Their Bed Posted by RSS Feed

The new year started with a bang for one Inglewood, California couple. A block of ice allegedly

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Sep 22 2025

First Boeing F-47 In Production, First Flight by 2028 Posted by RSS Feed

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin announced on Sept. 22, 2025 that Boeing had begun

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May 19 2025

FAA Accident Report: PRINEVILLE, OR Posted by Admin

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PRINEVILLE, OR

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Mar 22 2025

Everything We Know About The Boeing F-47 NGAD Posted by RSS Feed

Boeing has secured the EMD contract to advance the development of its F-47 design for the NGAD

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Mar 23 2025

USS Nimitz Sets Sail For Likely Final Deployment Posted by RSS Feed

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN

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Apr 09 2025

Additional USAF and Foreign Sales Sought for EA-37B Compass Call Posted by RSS Feed

L3Harris and BAE Systems believe there is a strong market for the EA-37B beyond existing orders from

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