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Parachute flight simulator aids landing accuracy
The Singapore Armed Forces is leveraging technology to help soldiers train and operate better. Journalist Lim Min Zhang looks at some of the new initiatives.
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The Parachute Flight Simulator in Pasir Ris Camp.
ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
Before a commando makes his first live parachute jump, he can now practise controlling his parachute to land accurately without having to go on a plane.
The Parachute Flight Simulator in Pasir Ris Camp has reduced the number of trainees who land out of the designated landing zones from a few cases each year to zero.
