Date of Award
Summer 2016
Access Type
Dissertation - Open Access
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Factors
Department
Human Factors and Systems
Committee Chair
Christina M. Frederick
First Committee Member
Thomas A. Guinn
Second Committee Member
Joseph R. Keebler
Third Committee Member
Eric Vaden
Abstract
Weather-related accidents continue to challenge the general aviation community and with the development of advanced weather technology, GA pilots need additional education and training on how to effectively use these weather products to ensure flight safety. Currently, the literature on aviation weather suggests that there is a gap in both training and assessment strategy for GA pilots. Furthermore, several studies suggest that there needs to be more assessment of weather-related scenario/application questions for the private pilot’s written knowledge exam in order to assess a deeper level of knowledge for weather-related material. The purpose of this study is to design a scenario-based exam that assesses GA pilots’ weather knowledge and then to determine whether the scenario-based exam better predicts GA pilot performance in a simulated weather scenario than a traditional weather-related exam. The results of the study could potentially help aviation officials better assess and train general aviation pilots on weather-related topics.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Cruit, Jessica, "Predicting General Aviation Pilots’ Weather-related Performance through a Scenario-based Written Assessment" (2016). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 198.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/198
