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Loft Dynamics scales qualified pilot training on Apple Vision Pro
LD is expanding its training ecosystem, bringing pilot instruction out of the simulator bay and into pilots’ hands anywhere in the world. The collaboration debuts with LoftHOME, an at-home spatial training kit that allows pilots to practice real-world procedures and scenarios anytime, bridging at-home rehearsal with certified simulator training
LoftHOME delivers the same realism and rigour trusted by regulators in a flexible, immersive format on Apple Vision Pro.
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Loft Dynamics has partnered with global technology and spatial computing company Trifork to develop LoftHOME, an at-home pilot training kit that extends Loft Dynamics’ qualified training ecosystem to Apple Vision Pro. This will allow Loft Dynamics to bring its high-fidelity, regulator-approved flight instruction to pilots anywhere, anytime and at scale.

For decades, pilot training has relied on full-motion simulators, which are trusted but costly and cumbersome, limited in number and often far from where pilots live and work. That model restricts how often pilots can train and how flexibly operators can schedule instruction. LoftHOME aims to change that by delivering the same realism and rigour trusted by regulators in a flexible, immersive format on Apple Vision Pro.

The LoftHOME experience follows the complete training flow, from cockpit familiarisation and procedure rehearsal in an immersive 3D environment to briefing, in-simulator instruction and post-simulator debriefing. It can be used with or without a Loft Dynamics simulator. Pilots and instructors can even join simulator sessions remotely, using the same software and environments found in Loft Dynamics’ full-motion simulators.

“Our vision has always been to make the highest-quality pilot training safe and universally accessible,” says founder and CEO Fabi Riesen. “With Trifork, we’re bringing incredibly realistic, regulator-backed training into pilots’ everyday environments via Apple Vision Pro, from their living rooms to the airport gate. The goal isn’t just convenience; it’s continuity: a connected training ecosystem that links remote rehearsal with qualified simulator instruction, empowering pilots, instructors and operators to train more often and more effectively. Trifork is the ideal partner to help scale this vision and deliver lasting impact across the aviation ecosystem.”

“Trifork is pioneering spatial computing solutions that reshape how enterprises learn, train and operate,” adds Trifork North America CEO Karan Yadav. “Our work with organisations like Lufthansa Aviation Training shows how immersive tools can create real operational gains. This partnership with Loft Dynamics enables a new, flexible training model that can expand from initial skills development to regulated, multi-crew, airline-level instruction, all with a flexible, efficient and scalable spatial computing solution.”

Pilot programmes for LoftHOME will be launched with select airlines and training centres before expanding to additional use cases, including aircraft transition, multi-crew cooperation and operational and emergency procedures. Each is designed to connect at-home rehearsal with in-centre, regulator-credited training.

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