UNEXPECTED TRANSITION FROM VFR TO IMC: AN EXAMINATION OF TRAINING PROTOCOLS TO MITIGATE PILOT GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE

During the past ten years, there have been 264 aircraft accidents identified as Visual Flight Rules (VFR) into Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). These accidents have a nearly 90% fatality rate and hundreds of people have been fatally injured (ASI, 2014a). The general aviation community, including the Federal Aviation Administration, has called for measures to reduce the accident rate. To accomplish this goal, data analyses, education and training, and collaboration are recommended practices. This research study sought to examine the effectiveness of two training protocols as well as pilot knowledge, skills, and abilities pertaining to VFR into IMC. Data were collected at two sites, the William J. Hughes Technical Center (FAA Technical Center) located in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Purdue University located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Participants were recruited from the surrounding areas of each location.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Aviation and Transportation Technology

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Keller, Julius

Contributors dc:contributor

• Thomas Q Carney
• Richard O Fanjoy
• Sarah Hubbard
• James P Greenan

• General Aviation
• Human Factors
• Training
• VFR into IMC

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1487

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2703