As a student, you can book an online class here. You will work with Ronnie, a 24-year AFF Instructor and Founder of the team that created the Canopypilot parachute flight simulator.
To help you understand how VR can improve your canopy piloting, read this article in the Instructor Corner from the November 2023 issue of Parachutist, the monthly magazine of the US Parachute Association. It provides an overview of the answer.
And don’t miss the chance to watch this 15-minute presentation entitled “Virtual Reality as a Training Tool” at the PIA (Parachute Industry Assoc) Symposium in Reno, NV, in February 2023. It’s a unique opportunity to gain insights into the potential of VR in teaching canopy piloting.
Experiencial learning works best
Instructor tools embedded within VR to help accelerate your student’s learning.
Your students can practice:
- Assessing their landing point
- Assessing wind conditions during flight
- Tracking other canopies
- Crosswind landings
- Landing off the DZ
Easily integrate into your existing training program
As an Instructor or Drop Zone manager, you have more ability than you think to provide students with a realistic, immersive experience.
A simple chair in a corner with bungees attached above provide students with a physical comprension of parachute flight.
A big screen helps other students learn by watching.
Instructors can record drop zone briefings for standard flight patterns at their DZ, what landmarks to use, what “outs” are available and what areas not to land.
Your Benefits (the results our software delivers):
- Students gain confidence
- Verify student is ready
- Differentiate your business
- Experiencial Learning works best
Virtual reality allows students to practice making decisions while under their instructors supervision: they learn best practices.
They better comprehend parachute performance and navigation decisiuons related to the designated landing area.
They learn quicker and faster because experiential learning has been scientically proven to be the best learning method.
As an Instructor, you can verify your student has learnt how to make good canopy navigation decisions.
They are better prepared.
Using VR as a training tool sends a loud signal to your market.
Science has proven experiencial learning is the most efficient method of learning.