VIRTUAL REALITY, AUGMENTED REALITY, AND PLAIN OLD REALITY FOR MAINTENANCE TRAINING

摘要

BILL JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT A RECENT Aviation Training Summit and the current and emerging technologies available for maintenance training. The article also blends the promise of training technology, the impact on maintenance staff shortages, and how government and industry can positively influence acceptance. In the June/July 2018 AMT issue, I wrote about "Another Look at the Aviation Maintenance Shortage and the Solutions." That issue was dedicated to training and personnel issues. It is worth revisiting that issue at (aviationpros. com). I made many action recommendations for schools, industry, and government. I suggested that schools should: modernize training technology; reinforce partnerships with industry; propose new alternative curricula; and ensure recurrent training for instructors. I suggested that industry should: Collaborate with schools and help schools with equipment. Government should: recognize the urgency, consider all reasonable proposed curricular modifications, and stay the current positive course for change. That is plain reality! Now let's look at the other realities that include virtual, augmented, and other computer-based training.