Evey Cormican from VTR is here with us today. This is going to be a fun podcast episode because we will be talking about tech and entrepreneurship through the lens of aviation. Evey is a Boeing 767 Captain with a major US based airline, is a B757/767 instructor, and has served as the Vice Chairman of her pilot union training committee. After going back to school for her MBA, she founded VTR: A company which uses virtual reality to train airline pilots. We talk with Evey about how VR significantly improves the quality of training for airline pilots, the gear needed for someone to get started using VR training, and opportunities to get involved with her project. Listen to learn about the future of training for commercial pilots.

4:25 - How VR can significantly improve airline pilot training

5:18 - “Today’s pilots deserve today’s technology.” - Evey Cormican

9:11 - The gear that is required to create a high-quality VR experience

13:53 - Potential challenges to implementing VR training into airline pilot training

18:30 - How VR will take traditional flight simulators to the next level

24:30 - Who is the target customer for this software? Where can you expect to find this in training programs?

27:10 - How you can get involved with a market research opportunity

Links

Website: vtrvr.com

Evey’s email address: evey.cormican@vtrvr.com">evey.cormican@vtrvr.com

#vrfd on LinkedIn

Market research opportunity

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