As a veteran KC 135 crew chief stationed at Castle Air Force Base California back in the 80s, we were the strategic air command‘s main training base for that air frame. The noobs would come out and see the jet for the first time and we would do our walk around and they were bewildered because all they saw were photos. Many questions about many systems which was my job to answer and it was rather interesting that here I was 19 years old teaching College graduates/officers in the USAF. So going forward looking at this video and seeing the VR walk around is an absolute amazing tool to get pilots spooled up faster to the jet they’re going to fly. These new simulators are magnitudes cheaper than the old SINGER-LINK systems that were in use at the Linebacker Center. When those things needed maintenance pretty much everything stops. The Linebacker Center on base was massive and it contained cockpit modules for both KC 135 and B 52, it contained modules for all other crew positions in both aircraft and they were all interlinked four total mission immersion it was amazing and it was 1981
@alexslaydon55892 жыл бұрын
Sims are such amazing tools, and I'm glad to see the Air Force is adopting them full force. Being able to take a lesson concept and apply it in a sim instills so much confidence before doing it in the real plane. At least that's what I've found through private training, and I can only imagine that benifit being amplified trying to learn complex tactical maneuvers.
@pigybak2 жыл бұрын
The ultimate gaming machine.
@epicspaces94342 жыл бұрын
hologram, hold my beer
@tanmaysingh2672 жыл бұрын
Best DCS setup
@brockoala29942 жыл бұрын
@@tanmaysingh267 too bad the render quality is shit
@krain.82452 жыл бұрын
@@brockoala2994 Do you mean render quality of the game or the vr headset?
@Reticuli2 жыл бұрын
@@brockoala2994 I think they're focusing on framerate and reducing lag, rather than polygon count, texture quality, and getting the anti-aliasing flawless.
@frankconrad85612 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see the day these guys start using DCS for their training!
@mathgasm84842 жыл бұрын
It would not surprise me if they have a custom version of dcs.
@TrevorBarns2 жыл бұрын
@@mathgasm8484 they're using prepar3d rn, which I think has been used before for gov contacts if I'm not mistaken
@kzdcs95742 жыл бұрын
They’re already using it
@eramars56992 жыл бұрын
Idk if they will given its Russian made software.
@moistman69302 жыл бұрын
@@eramars5699 Based in Switzerland now I think
@cryzz0n2 жыл бұрын
For us students the T6 ITD's are great tools when used correctly, they're best for learning ground references and the overall pacing of flying patterns and maneuvers around the local area. Glad to see they've got actual T6 PCL/stick mock-ups in the works because the current layout can be limiting (especially when wearing the goggles).
@notmenotme6142 жыл бұрын
The biggest benefit of using these sims is the savings in operating costs. A combat jet is hideously expensive, including maintenance and fuel. Sims have come a long way with VR headsets, realistic hotas controls and DCS
@Refresh6362 жыл бұрын
Right, when they said they had 210 units, i just figured each unit is probably less then 50k and that's cheap for the airforce instead of building 1 f35 .
@kellymitchell86982 жыл бұрын
The motivation for this is the ability to produce competent pilots faster. Nineteenth Air Force isn't at their end goal, but they have made great strides. The savings costs you mentioned are real, and allows the Air Force to produce more pilots.
@jstorm77572 жыл бұрын
Great rundown on the current AETC tools. I work on a sim/PTT trainer for ANG and we've discussing internally how we can implement VR, if at all. It's the future and allows great training at reduced costs and space. Thanks for the access!
@deltaecho17762 жыл бұрын
All of that is absolutely fantastic! Improving pilot proficiency and ability’s before they even get in a aircraft. Not to mention the fuel savings and easing the transition to future additional unmanned aircraft. This whole program is just amazing! USA ftw 🇺🇸
@JonHuhnMedical2 жыл бұрын
I've been fortunate to be involved in developing medical training apps that use VR. The amount of retention is leaps above what you can attain with traditional methods.
@pistonburner64482 жыл бұрын
Just wait until we don't need humans at all = no-one will get sick or injured!
@starman43462 жыл бұрын
@@pistonburner6448 I think that will work for like 5-10 years then they will become sentient and kill us all.
@pistonburner64482 жыл бұрын
@@starman4346 If everything's just virtual and we have no more need for humans, who are they going to kill?
@evolicious2 жыл бұрын
@@pistonburner6448 civilians, like they always do.
@pistonburner64482 жыл бұрын
@@evolicious Why would we need civilians? Our cars can drive themselves, algorithms and robots can do all the work...
@airhog81612 жыл бұрын
Lol it’s funny to see someone using the same software and hardware I’m using for my home sim! It’s cool that some of there stuff is on the shelf!
@christopherjustice42332 жыл бұрын
Home grown American innovation, this is fantastic!
@ImpendingJoker2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see that A2A's hard work is paying off both for them and the USAF.
@aviovintage2 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting to see. I work in commercial aviation training (simulator manufacturer, level D full motion) and I don't see that this revolution has really picked up in our industry. Air Force seems to be way ahead of the curve here. Maybe it is because in commercial type specific training, setups like this would not be sufficientcly accurate for some training credits but I think there is definitely a place for VR and connected devices like what we see here. Kudo's to the guys and girls that sold these concepts internally to the bean counters and folks in charge and made it happen. There is a a strong legacy and "if it aint broken ..." attitude in (commercial) aviation training.
@LetoDK Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a perfect business opportunity for a person with your experience.
@evolicious2 жыл бұрын
Using Varjo VR3 and Reverb G2! Awesome!
@calebknutson90192 жыл бұрын
It's actually the Varjo XR3. It is a mixed reality headset, an amazing piece of tech.
@beamerfashion2 жыл бұрын
Ultimate DCS Setup.
@Mako-sz4qr2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video and superb training. Thanks !
@derekdavis27462 жыл бұрын
What a great and informative video! I'm a flight simulation fan and found this really fascinating. Thanks!
@sportyturkey40892 жыл бұрын
I love your videos, because I want to be an airforce pilot when I’m older.
@chazflyz2 жыл бұрын
Nice. Many familiar hardware and software aids. P3D, TacView, HP G2 and Quest 2. 🤓
@_Arthur-2 жыл бұрын
and not to forget, the Varjo Aero
@toodlepop5 ай бұрын
flying a combat aircraft or racing are 2 of the only things i can do in VR without being taken out of the experience, because wearing a headset is annoying. but, it feels somewhat right as a racing helmet or flight helmet.
@brisoley4502 жыл бұрын
Love it. Thank you for posting Hasard.
@jimbeaux892 жыл бұрын
So sweet. I’ve always wanted to be a fighter pilot, but now at the age of 33, that dream is all but closed to me. I’d love some tech like this
@Adriansdr072 жыл бұрын
The setups that we see in the video here are like under $5000 which may seem a lot but at the end of it you are basically flying an aircraft but in a much safer zone with no Gs or motion so yeah it is possible to make your setup just like there’s.
@SierraHalcon2 жыл бұрын
Amazing hasard!! Great video!
@HasardLee2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 👊
@melvinelder35872 жыл бұрын
I’ve done flight sims for many years, and you can get a full cockpit, the most realistic sim you can get and it still does not replicate actually flying, there’s some stuff you just can’t get with sims so I think they definitely should still get real stick time before moving on to more advanced aircraft
@GrizzlyWhale2 жыл бұрын
I think what they are trying to do is improve the ground training, and not replace flying hours. General Willis in Hasard's other video, talked about how it makes the students more prepared for each flight, making the inflight hours more effective training.
@melvinelder35872 жыл бұрын
@@GrizzlyWhale yea and I agree with that part but when it came too the T-1 he said the new generation (this generation of trainees) will never touch a real T-1
@GrizzlyWhale2 жыл бұрын
@@melvinelder3587 I think that is because they are phasing out the T-1. The new training program looks like they will go from the T-6s straight to their operational aircraft like the C-17. I would argue that we don’t need a bunch of intermediate trainers. Look at the civilian industry. After you do your private license, and you are working on your commercial, you get maybe 20 hours in a multi engine trainer, before getting your ticket and moving on the a professional operator. You then learn the most during your IOE while on the job. As long as they don’t cut training at the operational level, I think simulation is quite capable at procedure training, which is what multi engine IFR training is anyways. You won’t be flying in actual IMC until you are on the job.
@melvinelder35872 жыл бұрын
@@GrizzlyWhale the T-1 is the intermediate trainer, the T-6 you only fly if your going active and track select, if you join already hired by a squadron and they fly C-17’s let’s say you’ll go straight to the T-1, at least that’s my understanding of it! I’m more of a helicopter guy so all my knowledge about UPT for fixating is from some classes and then mainly KZbin haha
@GrizzlyWhale2 жыл бұрын
@@melvinelder3587 looking at the UPT 2.0 charts from the Air Force, it looks like everyone flies the T-6 as a primary trainer, and then go intermediate in either a T-38, T-1, or some type of training helo it didn’t say which. In the new UPT 2.5, after the T-6 flying, only Fighter and Bomber go to T-38s, and the Air Mobility crews go to sim. And then to the operational training squadrons.
@antonioalfredhodge36142 жыл бұрын
Thank you for providing the tour. It was very interesting. You are appreciated. Thank you for your service and for all you continue to do.
@SomeDayPilot132 жыл бұрын
Welcome back! Excellent content as usual!!!
@georgeluacesjr.3264 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video and technology! I hope the airlines start considering using that type of training to augment full-on simulator events.
@ph11p35402 жыл бұрын
I want one of those simpits for playing Star Citizen on. Best Star Citizen gaming rig I have ever seen.
@SimonAmazingClarke2 жыл бұрын
Amazing how much things have come along from a switch trainer.
@KidnapSix2 жыл бұрын
DCS players dream. Get me in there looks awesome.
@greggwyllie19522 жыл бұрын
They need to be flying in DCS. 😎👌🏻
@francisschweitzer84312 жыл бұрын
Lol… put the first timers in the sim…. Log it onto DCS online and let them get smoked by a 10 year old …. Lol
@joshprout17262 жыл бұрын
I’m sure eagle dynamics is that “third party contractor” designing the sims. They’ve already said they have many government contracts
@rainey06au2 жыл бұрын
When the camera crew is gone they all close Prepar3d and fire up DCS World haha
@ImpendingJoker2 жыл бұрын
The A-10C pilots actually were using DCS during the pandemic to do things like train for aerial refueling.
@mathgasm84842 жыл бұрын
@@francisschweitzer8431 I do not think dcs would hold a 10 year olds attention on full fidelity aircraft.
@AceLuceroTech2 жыл бұрын
Good to see you again my Air Force Brother!!!!!
@n1msu2 жыл бұрын
It's good to see that lockheed prepar3d is actually getting used for what it was repackaged for, at the same time I'm glad they've kept it accessible to microsoft flight sim vets!
@محمداسماعلي-ع5خ2 жыл бұрын
جزاكم الله خيرا سيدي شهيد اعانكم علمكم
@clericneokun2 жыл бұрын
I bet you guys probably host some sick LAN parties.
@calebknutson90192 жыл бұрын
The LAN parties are indeed sick.
@shaunroberts93612 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Hasard.
@Cailean5562 жыл бұрын
I was quite surprised by the admission that the students learning to fly the T-1A would never actually fly the real thing... When sims start to replace entire aircraft, that's not a small thing. Makes you wonder what "being a pilot" is going to look like in a world of optionally-manned, remotely piloted aircraft systems and the level/kind of training a person will have to do.
@gotanon89582 жыл бұрын
Its gonna be harder to be a pilot
@sandwich53442 жыл бұрын
a screen, just a stick and a keyboard- automatisation (mostly familiar from the commercial world) - is as easy as point and click- while engineers like me write the software prototypes (and others probably in use) for these kind of devices
@soulsurvivor10012 жыл бұрын
Comercially, it will likely be a VERY long time before pilots are remote and planes are optionally or unmanned. The newest airliners that will be in service for decades are still two pilot operations with the large airliner manufacturers not too focused on replacing pilots. These are just a couple of the many reasons why commercial aviation will likely have pilots for a long time to come. Replacing pilots makes perfect sense for military aviation though. Less risk if the plane crashes (look at military drone crash statistics, impeccibly bad), no human life risked on dangerous missions/in dogfights, and easier operations for things like scrambling fighters (no waiting for the pilot to suit up and make it out to the plane).
@rayanaltowayan95582 жыл бұрын
Interesting so would the student just go on to to fly his/her assigned aircraft after graduation?
@pistonburner64482 жыл бұрын
@@rayanaltowayan9558 No, they just keep flying in virtual reality and then eventually retire. Then their pension is paid out in virtual currency.
@atomant_72 жыл бұрын
Definitely gonna get one of those gaming machines...(with the movement effects). Once boredom starts to sink in, will get an F-22 (basic version)
@peterruiz61172 жыл бұрын
I can see how training is very sped up, with no take off/landing, get there and back. But the 'touch the lights' would really agravate me, as I don't see it as actual flight related... Only descisions and poke someone in the eye talents....
@Gator_Bait_Motorsports2 жыл бұрын
That sure beats the old LINK trainers...LOL. I got to try the B-58 trainer at Grissom AFB, 305th SAC many years ago, what a rush that was. I still train in my own sim several hours a week.
@francisschweitzer84312 жыл бұрын
93rd OMS …93rd BW Castle AFB 81-85 Tanker crew chief My hat is off to you…. You worked around the B-58… WOW a crazy jet.
@larrysouthern5098 Жыл бұрын
This is the future of flight training...like it or not. VR and Flight Sims plus AI Interactions will be gospel...
@timkickinkuiken2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I always wanted to be a pilot. Went the 11X route instead.
@Cyge240sx2 жыл бұрын
I went to school a few blocks away from Randolph. Pretty hard to pay attention to class when you guys are always flying around :)
@Sunshine-st2qx2 жыл бұрын
Thank You For The Video 🤠🤠🤠
@reloksat2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, very well done…
@Realalhrsonho2 жыл бұрын
Thank you,Hasard
@khoroshoigra83882 жыл бұрын
very efficient!! imagine they save lives and oil
@termazu88892 жыл бұрын
nice video! keep up the good work!
@tods.99472 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Hasard!
@effenspirits70432 жыл бұрын
Great Insight. Thank you.
@geoluc23572 жыл бұрын
Great video as always ! Greetings from France 🇫🇷
@kenhelmers26032 жыл бұрын
Nice! Thanks Hasard :)
@Nater0182 жыл бұрын
This is totally badass...
@shivammathur15832 жыл бұрын
Skunkworks is where the top secret advanced aircrafts are actually built so it must be amazing to b there, Lockheed is amazing.
@thebiggestoneyouveverhad2 жыл бұрын
Nice. Looks like they're Usain good 'ol tac view.
@Killswitch14112 жыл бұрын
Got some nice Varjo Mix reality Hmds. I have a Varjo Aero.. Such brilliant VR head sets.
@calebknutson90192 жыл бұрын
We are using the Varjo XR-3's, really amazing pieces of tech.
@echovictordcsworld2 жыл бұрын
Hey Hasard, have you had any experience in the new flight simulator "The NOR Platform" by Meta Immersive Synthetics
@Galm022 жыл бұрын
Any new updates on it?
@echovictordcsworld2 жыл бұрын
@@Galm02 They dropped the incredible demo video and have said nothing else. It looks incredible
@HasardLee2 жыл бұрын
No, I haven't heard about it
@Galm022 жыл бұрын
@@echovictordcsworld agreed
@rainey06au2 жыл бұрын
It has an uncanny resemblance to DCS World
@thewarthogproject2 жыл бұрын
Looks awesome! But it lacks BRRTTTT.
@On-Our-Radar-24News2 жыл бұрын
Attention all you gamers with good reflexes, motivated with a desire to do more in life then sit on the couch, this video is for you. Come join the best of the best and fly the fastest jets in the military?
@fauxbro19832 жыл бұрын
Lol bruh. Air force isn't hiring gamers .
@Jackdaw52 жыл бұрын
@@fauxbro1983 Lol bruh. Air force is doing exactly that.
@SqaurebearSqaurebear2 жыл бұрын
@@fauxbro1983 so they dont hire people who play games on there phones? alright then guess that leaves out the majority of the us population
@evolicious2 жыл бұрын
@@fauxbro1983 They literally do though.
@OddElephantLTU2 жыл бұрын
Can i.. have one. Also they're using tacview wich is pretty cool. DCS guys know what i mean
@buckbuchanan58492 жыл бұрын
Great gouge Hasard, appreciate you putting this together for us.
@Pics2FlicksDennis2 жыл бұрын
Gotta be a Navy guy using the term "gouge"
@buckbuchanan58492 жыл бұрын
@@Pics2FlicksDennis ha, nope. Been an Air Force term for as long as I can remember
@Pics2FlicksDennis2 жыл бұрын
@@buckbuchanan5849 and here I was thinking gouge was a Navy term all these years...lol
@buckbuchanan58492 жыл бұрын
@@Pics2FlicksDennis I remember using it in the Air Force at least 20 years ago
@toolmakerdave52872 жыл бұрын
really interesting vid, more please👍
@GALACTICREPUBLIC20242 жыл бұрын
Looks badass. 🇺🇸 🫡
@TheHarrip2 жыл бұрын
Things have moved on since I worked on the Typhoon simulator. It's fascinating we move fast.
@notmenotme6142 жыл бұрын
Interestingly the RAF are building a new sim building this year that will have 10 different Typhoon cockpits linked together so they can fly in formation / as a package or dogfight against each other. They plan to phase out real flying and do as much as 80% of training in the sim.
@notmenotme6142 жыл бұрын
…. And I remember visiting RAF Lossiemouth many years ago when the Jaguar simulator was a tv camera that moved over a big tabletop with model scenery similar to a Hornby train set.
@Bartisim02 жыл бұрын
This is the future.
@Youda000082 жыл бұрын
HP Reverb, nice
@Danger.862 жыл бұрын
Welcome back sir !
@todjammy55072 жыл бұрын
Very interested!
@lafayette43812 жыл бұрын
👏🙏👍From Thailand sir!
@JG27Korny2 жыл бұрын
They were using tacview for flight data analysis. The same we use in DCS and il2 great battles. It takes years to get good in flight sims, even in ww2 simulation. And the skills are not easily tranferable between flight sims and real life. Also real pilots tend to struggle in combat sims, as none of their real skills can be used.
@drjeep19712 жыл бұрын
Very cool.
@tonyshield53682 жыл бұрын
Getting crew trained on a T1 simulator ready to migrate to their target aircraft is immense. As the T1 is 30 years of age it will need replacement soon at a cost of billions. Retiring the T1 from this role will also save millions per annum. Immense cost saving here as long as the training end results are equal to or better than current practice.
@Flight.Companion2 жыл бұрын
Cool, very interesting
@n3307v2 жыл бұрын
Very cool stuff.
@IMONFIREkaiokenX32 жыл бұрын
THE FUTURE IS NOW
@FFE-js2zp2 жыл бұрын
Sims are not a new concept. We have always used them. We’ve always used video in briefings. We’ve always incorporated EPs. We used to incorporate motion. The difference is these are cheap and less realistic. Less flying time replaces reality with virtual reality, and that replaces quality with virtual quality.
@MrCyp200la2 жыл бұрын
Watched another KZbin video that said this is good but you really need seat time in a jet. He flew the F-16
@TruestOan4092 жыл бұрын
Give a DCS gamer this setup you can see them flying an actual fighter🤣
@tristanallain14832 жыл бұрын
DCS players when they see this: 😍
@Hilqurius2 жыл бұрын
This machine is really awesome Hasard 👌🏾🇺🇸 💯 ! And I even think that with this tool, the French air forces would be even better than they are ⚡🇲🇫⚡. Imagine this powerful training tool combined with the performance of the Rafale ... I think that would make it fairer 🇲🇫50/50🇺🇸, the fight between the magnificent F35 against the legendary Rafale Nationale!💙🤍♥️🛩️ What do you think... Hasard ?
@AlphaGatorDCS2 жыл бұрын
How do I get one of those for my DCS rig? Awesome video!
@refink332 жыл бұрын
badass
@drinksnapple89972 жыл бұрын
Now, a smart WING CO & DO would have the USAF Air Traffic Control trainees in the base hook up their simulator training gear to work in conjunction with the student-pilots so that they can jointly work on their procedures & phraseology.
@utarionzo30992 жыл бұрын
They mentioned exactly that as a future plan in the video
@lore68032 жыл бұрын
The military and their recruiting videos.
@sethbailey95282 жыл бұрын
That shit was cool.👌🏻
@bobcaruso13682 жыл бұрын
Nothing like learning to fly without the risk...what's the fun in that?
@TheAlmostHarmless2 жыл бұрын
Sims are used to increase the effectiveness of ground training. They still fly like any other syllabus, they just watch fewer PowerPoints now.
@paulschwager48622 жыл бұрын
That was very informative. Totally different industry but I train and assess people to become coal train drivers. 13,000 tonnes of train. One of the skills is shunting and as of late we reduced the practical time and introduced vr. It reduced the time in operations and the risk. But what I found was situational risk was not felt with sound and vibrations and environment. Perception thru VR never helped read distance in propelling the train. Just curious how the VR experience and perception to distance to outcome. We’re there big gaps of adjustment to that?
@sleeplessknight992 жыл бұрын
Sweet... can they get After Burner on those?
@joejackson54502 жыл бұрын
I wish I had the chance to become a military pilot
@russellwilliams32092 жыл бұрын
Put a few experienced DCS pilots (me) in the mix and see what happens. Maybe even provide the winner with a job?
@anthonygarcia11222 жыл бұрын
Why dont the design a cockpit with zero gravity feature to counteract the G effects when flying at high speeds?
@scootertooter687411 ай бұрын
I'm guessing Colin and crew at MILVIZ does the sims...
@hamentaschen2 жыл бұрын
"These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
@Thrill_House2 жыл бұрын
Hey Hasard, do fighter jets have keys that are needed to start them? Assuming it wouldn’t be like a car - in the cockpit with a rabbits foot dangling from it, but is their somewhere on a fighter jet that a unique device is needed to make it operational?
@KD0LRG2 жыл бұрын
Fly it like a rental 👍
@tebjosh132 жыл бұрын
Cant wait for the New Battlefield game
@Sniperahead2 жыл бұрын
flying with thise hp vr must be a real pain.
@nolo2jz8142 жыл бұрын
Razer headphones there 1:26
@Acula33RC2 жыл бұрын
Sure looks like there using DCS as thier sim. Wonder if it's the same company who makes thier software? Anyone know?
@thaing2 жыл бұрын
Some reason I was expecting to see a flight deck inside a 360 degree rotating sphere that simulated direction and g-forces but it looks more like DCS world and Microsoft FXS. I guess my expectations was unrealistic 😂.
@CDSAfghan2 жыл бұрын
This is like quantum space tech compared to the normal pace of adoption. I was shocked they've even implemented VR!