Blackstar Flight Simulation will introduce the Blackstar Eclipse at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026.
The Eclipse, the first advanced aviation training device built from the ground up to integrate with the Community Aviation Platform, uses the Varjo XR-4 Series as its visual system. The XR-4 is the same headset used by United States Air Force fifth-generation fighter pilots. Bringing that fidelity into the general aviation market is what the Eclipse makes possible, according to Community Aviation officials.
Every Blackstar Eclipse includes the basics of the Community Aviation Platform: Scheduling, a go/no-go flight-planning tool with weather, NOTAMs, PAVE briefings, lesson planning, scenarios, debriefing, and more.
The Platform is built on the Learn-Do-Fly Training Standard. Master Instructor Rich Stowell wrote the standard with Community Aviation. It is principles-based, grounded in the learning sciences, and centered on the pilot, teaching to correlation and not to the test.
“We built the Eclipse to be more than a standalone simulator. We wanted an advanced training device that fits the way a flight school already runs and teaches. That meant designing around the Community Aviation Platform from day one, and putting the Varjo XR-4 in front of the pilot for visuals,” said Stasi Poulos, President, Blackstar Flight Simulation.
“The Varjo XR-4 Series was built to make virtual training feel real enough to transfer to the airplane. Bringing it to this segment of the general aviation market through Blackstar and Community Aviation puts that fidelity in front of the instructors who shape every new pilot,” said Alexandra Tropeano, Head of Sales for North America, Varjo. “Instructors move learners to correlation. The Platform does not replace that. It gives the student and the instructor better tools, better data, and a real standard to teach against.”
For more information: CommunityAviation.com/Blackstar
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