WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:02.170 And those are 20 man life rafts and 00:02.170 --> 00:04.500 then the orange bags in front are the 00:04.500 --> 00:06.780 survival gear , Jennifer Olson would 00:06.780 --> 00:09.002 normally be conducting this class on an 00:09.002 --> 00:11.224 actual aircraft , but with that there's 00:11.224 --> 00:13.336 some limitations . So the second time 00:13.336 --> 00:15.558 they see the aircraft is with us and we 00:15.558 --> 00:17.836 walk them through emergency procedures , 00:17.836 --> 00:20.480 crew positions , exits everything and 00:20.480 --> 00:22.840 then that's it . Everything else is 00:22.840 --> 00:25.007 done , looking at a piece of paper , a 00:25.007 --> 00:27.118 power point or a book , but you can't 00:27.118 --> 00:29.284 walk through a book and students might 00:29.284 --> 00:31.396 get reprimanded for actually handling 00:31.396 --> 00:33.340 the oxygen bottles . So it's a lot 00:33.340 --> 00:35.562 different than the aircraft where we're 00:35.562 --> 00:37.562 like , don't touch anything , don't 00:37.562 --> 00:39.618 mess , don't mess anything up . They 00:39.618 --> 00:41.729 can grab this stuff and play with all 00:41.729 --> 00:45.650 of it . Staff sergeant 00:45.650 --> 00:47.640 and I says VR training is a great 00:47.640 --> 00:49.418 opportunity for students to get 00:49.418 --> 00:51.529 familiar with the aircraft , but it's 00:51.529 --> 00:53.529 an even bigger benefit for the real 00:53.529 --> 00:55.418 world missions . It helps us with 00:55.418 --> 00:57.307 aircraft availability . We're not 00:57.307 --> 00:59.640 locking up a jet to do training with it . 00:59.640 --> 01:01.530 Um , It allows us to not have to 01:01.530 --> 01:03.697 transport the personnel all the way to 01:03.697 --> 01:05.919 the Lincoln to the flight line there so 01:05.919 --> 01:08.086 you know , you're not losing two hours 01:08.086 --> 01:10.197 a day and just transportation . Um So 01:10.197 --> 01:12.419 it's two extra additional hours you can 01:12.419 --> 01:14.641 just have into the training itself tell 01:14.641 --> 01:16.697 you . And if you're wondering if the 01:16.697 --> 01:18.808 students prefer this over traditional 01:18.808 --> 01:21.030 training , it's insane . It's awesome . 01:21.030 --> 01:23.330 Um I think it's it's really interesting 01:23.330 --> 01:26.060 being able to walk around . I mean that 01:26.540 --> 01:30.540 for me at least , yeah , 01:30.940 --> 01:33.190 according to Colonel Jon Ledecky , the 01:33.190 --> 01:35.180 55th operations Group Commander , 01:35.200 --> 01:37.460 another advantage of er training is the 01:37.460 --> 01:39.516 cost and we're seeing some immediate 01:39.516 --> 01:41.430 savings as far as the number of 01:41.580 --> 01:43.469 maintenance lives that we need to 01:43.469 --> 01:46.360 produce uh Every year down from about 01:46.370 --> 01:48.426 reducing it by about 120 maintenance 01:48.426 --> 01:50.640 lines and just alone and fuel for the 01:50.640 --> 01:52.751 rivet joint . That's about $4 million 01:52.751 --> 01:54.918 dollars a year that we're saving . And 01:54.918 --> 01:57.029 then you're gonna open that uh escape 01:57.029 --> 01:59.940 hatch . I think overall the program is 02:00.260 --> 02:02.482 is a great benefit to the wing into the 02:02.482 --> 02:04.593 group . And I think we're just on the 02:04.593 --> 02:06.649 cusp of seeing what it can do for us 02:06.649 --> 02:08.871 and that there's a lot more opportunity 02:08.871 --> 02:11.093 that will be able to see savings in the 02:11.093 --> 02:13.149 future as we continue to develop the 02:13.149 --> 02:15.371 program . That way folks are able to go 02:15.371 --> 02:14.850 in and they can start getting a 02:15.140 --> 02:17.320 acclimated to the oxygen system . 02:17.330 --> 02:19.441 Lieutenant Colonel charlie Shaw , the 02:19.441 --> 02:21.552 director of the 55th Operations Group 02:21.552 --> 02:23.552 training , says they'll continue to 02:23.552 --> 02:25.774 make great strides in VR training , but 02:25.774 --> 02:27.886 he feels they're already ahead of the 02:27.886 --> 02:30.108 game because of the support from higher 02:30.108 --> 02:32.330 headquarters . Humongous . Thank you to 02:32.330 --> 02:34.608 16th Air Force and their magic program . 02:34.608 --> 02:34.560 RVR program would not be where it is 02:34.560 --> 02:36.671 without them . And we look forward to 02:36.671 --> 02:38.893 their continued support in the future . 02:38.893 --> 02:41.004 And because the students have already 02:41.004 --> 02:40.770 seen the inside of the aircraft , they 02:40.770 --> 02:42.992 don't have to focus on getting familiar 02:42.992 --> 02:45.159 with the inside of it . They can focus 02:45.159 --> 02:47.381 more on the mission reporting from Dyas 02:47.381 --> 02:49.492 Hall on JB Art lee from the 55th Wing 02:49.492 --> 02:51.548 public Affairs , where the sun never 02:51.548 --> 02:51.650 sets on the fighting 55th .