Global aviation training provider CAE is developing an immersive pilot training app for Apple Vision Pro.
“By using spatial computing to bring true-to-life precision to flight deck interactions, the app will allow pilots to remotely complete training activities that are currently only available in training centers,” company officials noted. “As part of CAE’s training ecosystem, the app will not only further increase the effectiveness and speed of training pilots safely but will also enable pilots to train anytime from anywhere.”
“This Apple Vision Pro app developed by CAE will allow pilots to familiarize themselves with the flight deck, practice critical procedures, and develop muscle memory for key functions from anywhere,” said Emmanuel Levitte, CAE’s Chief Technology and Product Officer. “It will allow pilots to engage with realistic flight deck environments to further ensure they are ready for their full-flight simulator sessions and become even better prepared for any situation.”
How It Works
In “Exploration Mode” a pilot can touch a specific control and view a description of that control in context.
In Guided Mode, a pilot is led to learn the various procedures of the aircraft, guiding the pilot to the next action required to learn the sequences.
In “Flight Deck Interaction Mode” pilots can use the virtual flight deck to simulate any kind of interaction in a natural way and begin to train their muscle memory, according to company officials. In the real aircraft, for example, the main battery switch needs to be pulled before being flipped. The same can be done in this spatial computing experience, officials said.
The app, which can be programmed for any aircraft type, is scheduled to be rolled out in the spring of 2025.
For more information: CAE.com
Well, Apple had better think of more uses for its $3,500 “paperweight” other than “entertainment” and “a new way to do Netflix.”
I honestly thought that by now, the medical and surgical industry, and other procedures-centric industries would have adopted it, but they didn’t.
By all appearances, Apple thrust onto the consumer market a “not ready for prime time” product that even it wasn’t fully committed to. And people are whirling around like a dervish trying to figure out what to do with the darn thing.
Apple is (once again?) “yankin’ our chains and stuffin’ our muffins” — virtually, of course.
So as for now, the Vision Pro is just a quirky toy for the über rich and self-absorbed. I’ll “pass” on it.
Time for a “fire sale”, Apple … 🙄