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Gaming Simulators Could Support eVTOL Pilot Training and Vertiport Design
Vertiport Simulations adds electric charging cubes and other detailed scenery to flight simulator software
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Vertiport Simulations is adding its design for vertiports to flight simulation software to provide realistic scenery for eVTOL aircraft operations.

Flight simulators developed by the gaming industry are set to play a role in training the large numbers of pilots needed to fly new eVTOL aircraft. What’s more, software like the latest versions of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator and Laminar Research’s X-Plane are also now being deployed by companies developing the broader advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem, including vertiports.

Florida-based Vertiport Simulations was established earlier this year to design heliports and vertiports. It soon found it could expedite changes and client approval by giving clients the opportunity to preview designs through virtual reality.