Name: Flight Training in the LAPD H125 AStar Loft Dynamics Helicopter Simulator
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AIN’s Editor-in-chief Matt Thurber is an experienced fixed-wing pilot, and recently earned his commercial rotorcraft add-on in a Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter. His next step on his helicopter journey is training on the LoftDynamics H125 simulator courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Department, with the intention of flying the real Airbus Helicopters H125 AStar.
<a href="https://youtu.be/SE3GGBJLAaA">Click here to learn more about Matt’s training in the Guimbal Cabri G2.</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/QtgonzJCHLs">Click here to learn more about the Loft Dynamics simulator.</a>

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