Founded by someone who's flown the real thing
SimPit Technologies was founded in 2010 by Tom Kozak — a former NATO Rapid Reaction Force operator, helicopter pilot, and wingsuit and skydiving instructor — combining more than 25 years of aviation experience with 15 years of simulation development.
Simulator visuals should feel like the real environment
In aviation, visual information is read continuously — through alignment, motion, depth, contrast, peripheral cues and spatial reference. That affects orientation, workload and confidence, especially when a pilot isn't consciously analysing the picture. A large image placed around a cockpit doesn't do that. A stable, continuous surface does.
That's why SimPit is built around geometry and optical consistency, not just resolution: a rigid projection surface as the visual core, supported by a structural frame, integrated projector mounts, and calibrated warping and blending — engineered as one system rather than assembled from parts.
New Zealand manufacturing, since 2010
SimPit Technologies started in 2010 in Motueka, New Zealand. Since 2017 we've been based in Leithfield, about 25 minutes from Christchurch International — every screen, frame and surface is designed and manufactured in that workshop, then shipped worldwide.
We specialise in advanced simulation, large cylindrical and curved screens, and the surface technology behind them — built for dedicated enthusiasts and commercial simulator operators alike.
Proven on the world's biggest stage
SimPit debuted at CES in Las Vegas, putting our surround projection technology in front of the global industry. Sixteen years of manufacturing in New Zealand, one obsession: the most immersive projection surface in the world.
Tell us about your cockpit, your projectors, and your room.
We'll spec the system that fits — every screen ships worldwide from our workshop in Leithfield, New Zealand.
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