Aláez Gómez, DanielOlaz Moratinos, XabierPrieto Míguez, ManuelPorcellinis Pascau, Pablo deVilladangos Alonso, Jesús2023-04-042023-04-042022Aláez, D., Olaz, X., Prieto, M., Porcellinis, P., & Villadangos, J. (2022). Hil flight simulator for vtol-uav pilot training using x-plane. Information, 13(12), 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/info131205852078-248910.3390/info13120585https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/45033With the increasing popularity of vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles (VTOL UAVs), a new problem arises: pilot training. Most conventional pilot training simulators are designed for full-scale aircrafts, while most UAV simulators are just focused on conceptual testing and design validation. The X-Plane flight simulator was extended to include new functionalities such as complex wind dynamics, ground effect, and accurate real-time weather. A commercial HIL flight controller was coupled with a VTOL convertiplane UAV model to provide realistic flight control. A real flight case scenario was tested in simulation to show the importance of including an accurate wind model. The result is a complete simulation environment that has been successfully deployed for pilot training of the Marvin aircraft manufactured by FuVeX.application/pdfeng© 2022 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.CommercialFlight simulatorHILPilotUAVX-Planeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article2023-04-04info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess