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Ground Handling Training Moves into the VR Realm

Lithuania-bases Baltic Ground Services Group plans to release a full curriculum of virtual reality training modules by the end of the year.

BGS's virtual reality ground service training modules serve to immerse trainees in a realistic environment, where instructors can introduce variables to expose them to a wide variety of situations.

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

June 28, 2019

Baltic Ground Services Group (BGS) is among the pioneers bringing virtual reality (VR) to ground service training. The Vilnius, Lithuania-based company, part of the Avia Solutions Group, has already developed walk-around inspection and fueling VR training modules, with highly realistic graphics and sound effects, and plans to add de-icing and anti-icing modules by the end of the year. BGS, which operates in eight central and eastern European countries, is currently moving its own training into the VR environment, and it plans to offer its VR curriculum as a third-party service the market.

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