Systems, devices and methods are provided for training a user to control a gimbal in an environment. The systems and methods provide a simulation environment to control a gimbal in a virtual environment. The virtual environment closely resembles a real control environment. A controller may be used to transmit simulation commands and receive simulated data for visual display.

A method and device used to improve flying education, and reduce pilot student hazard when passing from simulators to the real aircraft, by introducing an intermediary stage where a simulator and a model radio-controlled aircraft with similar features as original is used in a system with many participants, an instructor, flight monitors, command center, mission control, audience located remotely and taking part in the same action via internet telecommunication. The simulator is used to measure biometric parameters of the pilots, certify them, and also for gaming, having fail-safe procedures embedded. System contains a flight-monitoring network, using both goniometry and radar devices, placed on surface and airborne, using these devices as signal repeaters for extensions of communication. The system may be used in missions dangerous to human crews, and by the complexity of simulation it improves the flying, as well as to improve the piloting of RC aircrafts.

A method and device used to improve flying education, and reduce pilot student hazard when passing from simulators to the real aircraft, by introducing an intermediary stage where a simulator and a model radio-controlled aircraft with similar features as original is used in a system with many participants, an instructor, flight monitors, command center, mission control, audience located remotely and taking part in the same action via internet telecommunication. The simulator is used to measure biometric parameters of the pilots, certify them, and also for gaming, having fail-safe procedures embedded. System contains a flight-monitoring network, using both goniometry and radar devices, placed on surface and airborne, using these devices as signal repeaters for extensions of communication. The system may be used in missions dangerous to human crews, and by the complexity of simulation it improves the flying, as well as to improve the piloting of RC aircrafts.

Provided is a L-V-C (Live-Virtual-Constructive) operating system for providing a L-V-C-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) training/testing environment, including: a synthetic environment control unit that exchanges information with a Live environment, a Virtual environment, and a Constructive environment and allows a UAV of the Live environment or the Virtual environment to interwork with the Live environment, the Virtual environment, and the Constructive environment.

Systems, devices and methods are provided for training a user to control a gimbal in an environment. The systems and methods provide a simulation environment to control a gimbal in a virtual environment. The virtual environment closely resembles a real control environment. A controller may be used to transmit simulation commands and receive simulated data for visual display.

Provided is a flight simulation system for an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of performing pilot training of the unmanned aerial vehicle in an environment closer to a real environment. The flight simulation system for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes: an operation data acquisition unit configured to acquire operation data of a virtual unmanned aerial vehicle performed by a trainee; a simulator unit configured to calculate, based on geospatial data of a real space and the operation data, a current position of the virtual unmanned aerial vehicle in the real space; and a display unit configured to generate an image of the virtual unmanned aerial vehicle so that the virtual unmanned aerial vehicle is visually recognizable at the current position in the real space, and to output the generated image to the trainee.

A flight simulation system and method with electronic coupling of controls include a physical simulation environment providing flight simulation to a trainee. At least one physical control element is in the physical simulation environment. An instructor environment is located remote from the physical simulation environment. At least one instructor control element is in the instructor environment. The at least one physical control element and the at least one instructor control element are electronically and non-mechanically coupled together.