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Innovation soars; Lands at CAFB

U.S. Air Force L.t Col. Joseph McCane, 14th Student Squadron commander, explores a virtual reality headset during the grand opening of a training room provide for student pilots in the unaccompanied officer dorms, Feb. 12, 2021, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Access to virtual reality training will help student pilots awaiting training to better prepare for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Haynie)
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Innovation soars; Lands at CAFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon Palmer, 14th Communication Squadron commander, experiences first-hand the virtual reality training made available to student pilots at the 14th Flying Training Wing officer dorms, Feb. 12, 2021, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. After months of planning and coordination student pilots now have access to virtual training incorporating real-world flight footage, steps away from their dorm rooms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Haynie)
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Innovation soars; Lands at CAFB

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler Johnson, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron commander (Right), and 2nd Lt. Connor Spencer, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, test out a virtual reality training system recently installed for student pilots, Feb. 12, 2021, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Student pilots assigned to the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program will have 24 hour access to the training resources as part of the first step in a long term innovation and resource utilization plan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Jacobsen)
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Columbus’s new command chief integrates into wing mission

Chief Master Sgt. Trevor James, 14th Flying Training Wing command chief, operates a T-6 Texan II virtual reality simulator, Jan. 16, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The virtual reality flight simulations help student pilots learn and improve on their existing skills through simulated flight exercises including taking off, landing, and flight patterns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)
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Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

Col. William Denham, 14th Flying Training Wing Vice Commander, and the Adaptive Flight Training Study research team look onto Lt. Col. Marc Deshaies, 14th Student Squadron Commander as he flies a virtual aircraft Jan. 9, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The study was held primarily to find out if the VR environment would help adults learn at or above the rates they are currently learning, and how the brain works and reacts in conjunction with other parts of the body during the learning process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

Second Lt. Kenneth Soyars, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, takes off during a virtual reality flight simulation Jan. 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Two subjects flew at a time but no other subjects were allowed to watch or learn from other individuals’ sorties. The Adaptive Flight Training Study pushed subjects to learn through the VR technology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

Participants of an Adaptive Flight Training Study complete a pre-study questionnaire Jan. 9, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Over 30 participants were involved in the study, with 15 of those subjects wearing heart monitors to gather additional data. Researchers were at Columbus AFB for three days, with each participant flying for up to an hour, two days in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

Second Lt. Madeline Schmitz, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, prepares to take flight in the T-6 Texan II flight simulator Jan 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Adaptive Flight Training Study here pushed subjects to learn through the virtual reality technology but used the T-6 flight simulator as a baseline to compare the other VR sorties to. This allowed researchers to see if the subject’s flights got better or worse after the VR flight training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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