Training and Workforce
PHI First Air-med Operator To Deploy Loft VR Simulator
Pilots will practice emergencies and prep for Part 135 flying
Loft simulator at PHI Air Medical
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PHI Air Medical has installed a Loft Dynamics virtual reality (VR) helicopter flight simulator at its Mesa, Arizona training base. The simulator replicates the Airbus Helicopters H125 (AStar) and features a six-degrees-of-freedom motion base and a fully complete cockpit with avionics and tactile controls.

Loft’s H125 VR simulator is qualified by the FAA as a level 7 flight training device and by EASA as level 3, allowing training credit for certain proficiency and recurrency activities. Using a VR headset eliminates the need for an expensive visual display system.