2025 PIA presentation: VR as a Marketing Tool
This presentation covers using virtual reality (VR) as a marketing tool for skydiving businesses. The presenter, an AFF instructor since 2000 and VR advocate since 2016, shared two successful VR marketing experiments: Paris Olympic Village Experience: Ran for two days...
Virtual Reality Takes Flight: French Parachute Federation gifts a brand new VR station and a one year CanopyPilot licence to 2025 winner
The French Parachute Federation (FFP) has doubled down on virtual reality technology following our successful collaboration during the 2024 Paris Olympics. At their recent annual Congress, FFP announced an innovative partnership to study VR's effectiveness as a...
Suggested new section to SIM (Skydiver Information Manual)
Incorporating Virtual Reality into DZ training. A proposal to be included in the Skydiving Information Manual produced by the USPA. Ronnie Hughan Jan 18, 2025 Abstract: This document outlines a framework for incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) technology as a...
Parachutist Instructors Corner Article
Rating Corner | Parachute Flight Instruction with Virtual Reality The Rating Corner, Sunday, November 12, 2023. Dedicated skydiving instructors have a continuous mission to enhance safety, refine skills and instill confidence in their students. Addressing...
2023 PIA presentation: VR as a Training Tool
Transcript: Hello, and welcome to my presentation on virtual reality (VR) as a training tool. Background: my name is Ronnie Hughan and I did my first jump in 1981. I'm a proud member of the world-record 100-way CRW team and originally hail from New Zealand. For the...