View Limiting Devices come in all forms, from goggles with three quarters of the lens fogged out to large and bulky hoods that cover your face and are uncomfortable to use. The majority of the other View Limiting Devices on the market have a few characteristics in common: some are highly priced and/or bulky. If they aren't bulky, they are frail and have moving parts that break easily. What we at Creative Brand Works have developed with Hoody® remedies these problems by offering the pilot community a hood that is light-weight, stores conveniently in your flight bag, is inexpensive, and is made of highly pliable Polyethylene (PE) that can quite literally be bent into just about any shape. This means you can place it into your flight bag without worrying about damage: no broken hinges, no having to pay for a replacement. Hoody® simply flattens to the thickness of an empty file folder for easy of storage in the flight bag while taking up minimal space. It is always with you for that last minute, “I just need one more approach to keep my currency.” OR, even better “I need to work on my instrument proficiency.”

Hoody® was designed by instrument flight instructors and used extensively in the instrument training environment. Responses to Hoody's® ease of use were not just limited to our students. Hoody® was sent to DPEs designated pilot examiners, other flight instructors, and even the FAA to get their response. The consensus across the board was that the Hoody® is very comfortable and easy to use, stores easily in your flight bag and allows a complete view of even the most complex and modern instrument panels. Those who wear bifocals and glasses found that when comparing Hoody® to other competitive products on the market it was superior in ease of use and restricting visibility outside the cockpit. The Hoody® can be used with most baseball caps. The Hoody® can be adjusted fore and aft on the bill of the cap to limit the view of the outside world. Be sure that you have a competent safety pilot before using Hoody® in flight and be sure to review the Federal Aviation Regulations that are pertinent to the use of view limiting devices in flight.

Hoody® was developed by Creative Brand Works, a Michigan-based corporation. The proprietors of Hoody® have been involved in aviation with a combined experience of fourty years. This experience includes both general, civil and military flying as well as the business aspect of aviation. Flight training can be a daunting task. We pride ourselves on developing new products to facilitate flight training. Hoody® is one product in a line of products being developed for the purpose of facilitating the training process and easing the transition to being a pilot.

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