| Holographic Technologies are getting closer to | | | | and help the pilot land at the perfect speed on the |
| becoming reality and soon we can see the data on | | | | threshold. Additionally these Holographic Projections will |
| our computers in 3D, 4D and 5D. We will enjoy Virtual | | | | be recorded and used for training air traffic controllers |
| Reality on our 360 X-Box in our living rooms. Military | | | | and used by flight instructors to watch to make sure |
| strategists and war fighters can play out the battle in | | | | the student pilot is coming along fine. The instructor will |
| the virtual battlespace in advance and then watch it | | | | be able to reduce the scale of the aircraft to 1:24 or |
| un-fold in real time. Great, great grandchildren will be | | | | 1:48 scale and show student how they did. This can |
| about to meet their past ancestors and watch a | | | | help in training new fighter pilots in the military as well. |
| holographic video. We will communicate in video | | | | This can add to the simulator experience. Such |
| conferencing with the image of the other people sitting | | | | technology will come in handy for the NASA SATS |
| next us, but not actually there. All this is on its way and | | | | Program making general aviation safe as we move |
| even more, as the applications are endless indeed. | | | | more private automobile traffic from our ground |
| One application, which has not been mentioned, yet is | | | | transportation infrastructures into the air and help with |
| the potential for pilots to have projected glide paths in | | | | the Virtual Control Tower Simulation Training Systems |
| front of them as they fly, actually watching their | | | | to help commercial aviation. |
| aircraft (full-size) in front of them. All they will have to | | | | Imagine eliminating wake turbulence accidents by |
| do is follow the projection and match their aircraft to | | | | helping pilots avoid wake turbulence, by using |
| the angles and speeds of the holographic aircraft | | | | net-centric systems inside the aircraft, which will |
| ahead. The projection will be set for safest glide path, | | | | re-project the holographic aircraft in front of them. |
| avoid wake turbulence and be the most fuel-efficient | | | | Good for collision avoidance as well. This will alleviate |
| decent. This will make flying easier and become a | | | | issues with the 3-minute rule, when it should be |
| great training tool for new pilots building hours and their | | | | extended or when it is not a factor. The increased |
| skills. | | | | efficiency will help the traffic flow at the larger airports, |
| This will insure a proper downwind to base and base | | | | moving more aircraft on their way in less time. |
| to final approach, with perfect angles, no steep banks | | | | |