Pathfinder Systems, Inc.

Aircrew Trainers and Cabin Systems.

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About the firm

Pathfinder Systems, Inc. is a Lakewood, Colorado engineering firm specializing in high-fidelity aircrew training systems for military helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft. Its clients include the United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, United States Coast Guard, and Royal Netherlands Air Force, with trainer configurations covering the CH-53E, MV-22B, UH-60, CH-47D, MH-60J, C-130, and other aircraft types.

Firm type
Defense Engineering · Simulation Engineering

Capabilities

Aircrew Trainers

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Fixed and motion base aircrew trainers for helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft, convertible between two or three aircraft types to accommodate constrained budgets.

  • Cabin Systems

    High-fidelity cabin interiors replicating aircraft seating, harnesses, controls, lighting, ICS, avionics panels, and defensive weapon system controls for training realism.

  • Weapons Systems Simulation

    Recreates onboard weapons systems behavior including belt loading, aerodynamic torque, recoil forces, all failure modes, fault insertion, and weapon mounts.

  • Visual Presentation Systems

    Full 360-degree fields of view with projection-based visual displays and HMD solutions for rotary-wing and prop-rotor aircraft.

  • Instructor Operator Stations

    Custom instructor stations with fault insertion, student recording and debriefing, real-time scenario control, and scenario development capabilities.

VR Pilot Trainer

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Standalone flight model enabling non-pilot instructors to fly aircraft without connection to a full flight simulator, networkable to full simulators and controllable in real time.

Sense and Avoid Systems

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Sense-and-avoid solutions for aircraft applications.

Industries

Defense · Aviation

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