Date of Award
Fall 12-1989
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Aeronautical Science
Department
Aeronautical Science
Committee Chair
Charles Richardson
Committee Member
Marvin L. Smith
Committee Member
Franklin D. Richey
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of computer aided flight planning on flight planning errors. Subjects were selected from the introductory flight courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. After the subjects completed a conventional VFR navigation log, they were asked to plan the return trip of the flight using a computer aided flight plan. It was initially expected that the computer aided flight plans would have fewer flight planning errors than those calculated using conventional methods. The results supported the hypothesis that flight planning errors are greatly reduced when computer aided flight planning techniques are used.
Scholarly Commons Citation
McAlindon, Peter Joseph, "Investigation and Evaluation of a Computer Program to Minimize VFR Flight Planning Errors" (1989). Master's Theses - Daytona Beach. 257.
https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/257
