Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Aeronautical Science
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
5-2008
Abstract/Description
"Decreases in simulation costs and increases in aircraft training costs led to the need for further investigation into the application of simulation-based training. Researchers conducted an eighteen-month study using ab initio student pilots as participants. This study applied a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved, Part 142, flight-training curriculum that included 60% flight training device (FTD) use. Researchers identified five causal factors that warranted further investigation. The causal factors identified were visual fidelity, procedural similarity, dynamic flight environment, difficulty of task, and visual scanning and response. These causal factors have the potential to affect transfer of training (ToT) from simulated flight to aircraft flight. Steps are being taken to optimize training while considering the causal factors."--From the article.
Publication Title
Collegiate Aviation Review
Publisher
University Aviation Association
Scholarly Commons Citation
Macchiarella, N. D., Brady, T., & Lyon, B. S. (2008). An Application of High Fidelity FTDs for Ab Initio Pilot Training: The Way Ahead. Collegiate Aviation Review, 26(1). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/ publication/150
