ACME @ ITEC 2016

ACME @ ITEC 2016

Hello Europe! The customer is king! ACME believes business should come to the customer and learn about your needs. Listening and understanding your requirements first is key. So, we’re at the ITEC simulation show in London to talk with our European customers.  We look...
FIST2FAC: Future of Navy Combat Training?

FIST2FAC: Future of Navy Combat Training?

For Immediate Release: April 11, 2016 By Warren Duffie, Office of Naval Research ARLINGTON, Va.—Lookouts on the bridge of the USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) scanned the surrounding ocean. All seemed well—clear skies, peaceful waters, busy merchant ship traffic....
CH-147F Training Program Takes Flight

CH-147F Training Program Takes Flight

CH-147F Training Program Takes Flight The RCAF CH-147F Aircrew Training Centre was declared ready for training last September. Group Editor Marty Kauchak journeyed to Garrison Petawawa, Ontario soon after and filed this report. The Chinook “F” training...
Rotorcraft Gunnery

Rotorcraft Gunnery

Simulated and live-fire training systems improve weapons performance by helicopter crews. Publisher October 13, 2015 – By Henry Canaday, MT2 Correspondent Like the platforms on which they ride, helicopter guns have a wide range of missions, playing decisive...
Cadet researchers take a ‘front seat’ to improve pilot training

Cadet researchers take a ‘front seat’ to improve pilot training

by Jennifer Green-Lanchoney U.S. Air Force Academy Office of Research 12/2/2015 – U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Cadet researchers at the Air Force Academy are studying the latest technology in motion-cueing seats to improve pilot training. As a result of...
7 Things to Feel in an ACME Dynamic Motion Seat

7 Things to Feel in an ACME Dynamic Motion Seat

1. Onset and Sustained G-Cues Generally, motion systems provide onset cues by movement. After a moment, the system ‘washes out’ as the actuator moves to neutral for the next cue. This works for onset cues, but not for sustained cues. Motion Seats can provide sustained...