State Partnership Program

Video by Tech. Sgt. Steven Doty

Laughlin AFB Aerospace Physiology GYRO SD Trainer

47th Flying Training Wing

Oct. 1, 2015 | 5:00

47th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace physiology technicians from the 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, showcase a new and valuable resource for graduating the world's best pilots. In an effort between AETC and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, a contract was signed with Environmental Tectonics Corporation to provide five GYRO Integrated Physiological Trainer II spatial disorientation flight simulators to pilot training bases. The GYRO IPT II will support the SD training requirements in pilot training syllabus by exposing each to typical vestibular and visual illusions found in aviation, enabling them to recognize, confirm, prevent, and recover from SD before they strap into an aircraft.