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  • That would undercut the general tendency of commercial-jet manufacturers and global pilot-training companies to prod fast-growing carriers to embrace full-motion simulators with the greatest possible realism.

    United Continental Pilots Split on Training Simulators Andy Pasztor 2011

  • The NTSB continues to champion full-motion simulators for recurrent training.

    United Continental Pilots Split on Training Simulators Andy Pasztor 2011

  • Continental convinced the FAA by showing that pilots who successfully go through its training program are just as proficient as those who use full-motion simulators.

    United Continental Pilots Split on Training Simulators Andy Pasztor 2011

  • A decade ago, Continental received Federal Aviation Administration regulatory approval to use such devices, costing roughly one-third less than full-motion simulators, during the last phase of periodic proficiency checks for pilots flying its Boeing Co. 777 fleet.

    United Continental Pilots Split on Training Simulators Andy Pasztor 2011

  • Continental pilots still must periodically demonstrate mastery of certain flying skills in full-motion simulators.

    United Continental Pilots Split on Training Simulators Andy Pasztor 2011

  • The products are used for video applications, including surveillance and full-motion video capture, as well as high-performance computer programs used for scientific research.

    NetApp Buys Storage Unit From LSI Ian Sherr 2011

  • Last year, the Pentagon provided $495 million to buy 34 tethered surveillance blimps that give troops a bird's eye view of certain areas and sent in more unmanned surveillance aircraft so route-clearance patrols would have the benefit of full-motion video.

    7 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan blast 2011

  • Many of the applications the Army wants to develop—for instance, the ability to watch full-motion video shot from a drone—can already be done with equipment now in the field.

    Killer App: Army Tests Smartphones for Combat Nathan Hodge 2011

  • It may have taken Microsoft a few years to catch up with Nintendo and Sony in full-motion gaming, but it was worth the wait — and we get to dump the controller. —

    First Look video: Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 2010

  • The disagreement within United Continental revolves around using fixed-base simulators—which don't mimic the movements of planes in flight—rather than full-motion devices to conduct certain types of mandatory, recurrent pilot training.

    United Continental Pilots Split on Training Simulators Andy Pasztor 2011

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