Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Graduate
Project Type
group
Campus
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Shlok Misra, Graduate Student Nikhil Khale, Graduate Student
Lead Presenter's Name
Shlok Misra
Lead Presenter's College
DB College of Aviation
Faculty Mentor Name
Victor Fraticelli Rivera
Abstract
Un-stabilized approaches pose a major risk for the safety of flight. As of October 2020, there were over 220,000 active general aviation aircraft in the United States, and there were 3,257 general aviation accidents in the landing phase of flight from 2009 to 2019. Enhanced pilot training and the use of simulation techniques have been recognized as effective risk mitigation techniques by accident investigation agencies globally. This study will be targeted towards the further development and testing of a training aid (Crosswinds Training Aid) for General Aviation pilots with special emphasis on collegiate aviation flight students. •A crosswind landing visual aid was conceptualized and developed by the researchers and technicians at the Advanced Flight Simulation Center at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus. •The researchers aim to test the usability and validity of the training aid through simulations with up to 70 flight students of the university. •The data collected will include quantitative data. •The findings of the study will be used to further enhance the training aid that will benefit the Embry-Riddle student community.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
Yes, Ignite Grant
Usability Analysis of a Landing Visual Aid as an Instructional Aid for General Aviation Pilots
Un-stabilized approaches pose a major risk for the safety of flight. As of October 2020, there were over 220,000 active general aviation aircraft in the United States, and there were 3,257 general aviation accidents in the landing phase of flight from 2009 to 2019. Enhanced pilot training and the use of simulation techniques have been recognized as effective risk mitigation techniques by accident investigation agencies globally. This study will be targeted towards the further development and testing of a training aid (Crosswinds Training Aid) for General Aviation pilots with special emphasis on collegiate aviation flight students. •A crosswind landing visual aid was conceptualized and developed by the researchers and technicians at the Advanced Flight Simulation Center at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus. •The researchers aim to test the usability and validity of the training aid through simulations with up to 70 flight students of the university. •The data collected will include quantitative data. •The findings of the study will be used to further enhance the training aid that will benefit the Embry-Riddle student community.