21-May-2025
ICARUS Devices is excited to share that its smart view limiting device has been granted an Air Worthiness Release (AWR) by the US Army for the CH-47F Chinook. The Instrument Conditions Awareness Recognition and Understanding System (ICARUS) allows Instructor Pilots to simulate Degraded Visual Environments (DVE) in the aircraft. ICARUS changes visibility and allows Instructor... Read more
14-Nov-2024Source: ICARUS
ICARUS Devices is excited to announce that its Night Vision Goggle Visor has been granted an Air Worthiness Release (AWR) by the US Army. The Instrument Conditions Awareness Recognition and Understanding System (ICARUS) is a smart view limiting device that allows Instructor Pilots to simulate Degraded Visual Environments (DVE) in the aircraft. ICARUS changes visibility... Read more
16-Jul-2024Source: PHI Air Medical
ICARUS Devices is proud to announce PHI Air Medical, a leader in the HEMS industry, is now using the Smart View Limiting Devices to train for IFR and IIMC. PHI was founded in 1949 with three Bell 47s at the birth of the commercial helicopter industry. In 1981 PHI Air Medical was formed at the... Read more
10-Nov-2023Source: ICARUS
By simulating clouds or fog while flying, the device — a lightweight visor that changes opacity — helps pilots practice the critical transition to instrument flight Suppose you’re driving at freeway speeds and suddenly find your view of the road blocked by fog. Suppose you’re piloting an aircraft when that happens. Suppose you’re piloting an... Read more
26-Sep-2023Source: ICARUS
ICARUS Devices is proud to announce that the US Army is now the largest user. The rapid adoption has been led by National Guard units and 30% of states are now ICARUS users. The Instrument Conditions Awareness Recognition and Understanding System (ICARUS) is a smart view limiting device that allows Instructor Pilots to simulate Degraded... Read more
17-Jan-2023Source: ICARUS
ICARUS Devices is proud to announce that the Army has expanded the ICARUS Devices Airworthiness Release fleetwide to include every UH-60L and UH/HH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter. For the last year multiple training and operational units have been using ICARUS with a unit specific AWR. Now every unit flying the mighty Black Hawk can use this lightweight,... Read more
