1 00:00:01,270 --> 00:00:03,850 - [Narrator] At Joint Base San Antonio Randolph, 2 00:00:03,850 --> 00:00:05,820 pilot instructor trainees assigned 3 00:00:05,820 --> 00:00:07,450 to the 12th Flying Training Wing 4 00:00:07,710 --> 00:00:10,590 are utilizing a variety of emerging technologies 5 00:00:10,590 --> 00:00:12,723 to aid in their learning and development. 6 00:00:13,090 --> 00:00:16,113 It's known as Pilot Instructor Training Next, 7 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:18,723 also referred to as (PIT) Next. 8 00:00:18,930 --> 00:00:21,023 A technology-based learning approach, 9 00:00:21,060 --> 00:00:23,423 which began with Pilot Training Next, 10 00:00:23,710 --> 00:00:25,810 an undergraduate pilot training program 11 00:00:25,930 --> 00:00:28,973 that leverages virtual and augmented reality. 12 00:00:29,110 --> 00:00:31,490 - My favorite thing that I've seen so far 13 00:00:31,490 --> 00:00:34,690 is the folks that get in the seat, 14 00:00:34,690 --> 00:00:37,233 and they start flying in the virtual environment, 15 00:00:37,350 --> 00:00:39,850 and within minutes, they're bought in, 16 00:00:39,850 --> 00:00:42,620 they're reacting like they would in the actual aircraft. 17 00:00:42,620 --> 00:00:44,080 - [Narrator] This level of realism 18 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,593 makes training more efficient and effective, 19 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,840 significantly reducing the time it takes 20 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,233 to reach an optimal level of proficiency. 21 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:52,900 - We have an awesome opportunity, 22 00:00:52,900 --> 00:00:55,260 to be able to take a lot of this emerging technology, 23 00:00:55,260 --> 00:00:57,400 these new ways of thinking about learning 24 00:00:57,490 --> 00:00:58,990 and how students learn better, 25 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,750 and have been able to rapidly develop it, 26 00:01:00,750 --> 00:01:03,883 and then rapidly field it here at Pilot Instructor Training. 27 00:01:03,940 --> 00:01:05,900 And we're able to push that out to the rest 28 00:01:05,900 --> 00:01:08,080 of the undergraduate pilot training enterprise 29 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,790 and allow them to produce better pilots for the Air Force. 30 00:01:10,790 --> 00:01:12,860 - [Narrator] Air Force leaders believe this technology 31 00:01:12,860 --> 00:01:15,513 can be applied beyond the field of aviation, 32 00:01:15,530 --> 00:01:19,110 producing better airmen in a variety of career fields. 33 00:01:19,110 --> 00:01:21,460 - [Justin] The possibilities are quite endless. 34 00:01:21,810 --> 00:01:23,240 - [Narrator] From the 502nd Air Base Wing 35 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,933 Public Affairs Office at JBSA Randolph, 36 00:01:26,250 --> 00:01:27,493 I'm Sean Schroeder.