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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Aviation and Space Education"”.
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Assessing Impacts of Decentralizing Airpower Command and Control
… assess the impacts of decentralizing the command and control (C2) of airpower under varying operational conditions. The research used the experimental method to test hypotheses regarding decentralization of control. JAEX, a stochastic, attrition-based Blue-versus-Red war gaming model, …
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Determinants of Aviation Students’ Intentions to Use Virtual Reality for Flight Training
… environments, including medicine, engineering, and marketing. The aviation industry, in particular, has a history of embracing technology to enhance training and has especially regulated the requirements of devices for flight training. Virtual reality (VR) is the newest technology being adapted …
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The Effect of Simulator Platform Motion on Pilot Training Transfer: A Meta-Analysis
… was based on the techniques developed by Hunter and Schmidt (1990). A d statistic was used for effect size calculations based on information available in the included sources. Eleven studies were reviewed and considered for analysis, but only seven of these included the information necessary for …
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The Use of Videotape during Post-Flight Debriefing of Simulator Flights to Improve Student Learning and Reduce Instructional Time
… if videotaping students during simulator flights and using the results as a teaching tool would improve student learning and require less instructional time. Thirty subjects were randomly selected from students enrolled in an instrument rating flight course at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. …
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Organizational Design of Secondary Aviation/Aerospace/Engineering Career Education Programs
… within a global economy, relying heavily on the aviation industry for efficient and effective transportation of passengers and goods. The Boeing 2018 Pilot and Technical Outlook Report indicated that over the next 20 years, the aviation industry will need almost two and a half million new aircrew …
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The Sensitivity to Motion Sickness Induced by Aircraft and Flight Training Devices and the Role of Experience During Flight Training
<p>The incidence and severity of motion sickness, which can be incapacitating and can prevent training, is ill-established in career paths where motion or simulated motion is commonplace. To assess different aspects of this problem, each of 175 Embry-Riddle student pilots early in their training …
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Safety Culture, Training, Understanding, Aviation Passion: The Impact on Manual Flight and Operational Performance
<p>The objective of this study was to understand pilots’ proclivity toward automation usage by identifying the relationship among pilot training, aircraft and systems understanding, safety culture, manual flight behavior, and aviation passion. A survey instrument titled Manual Flight Inventory …
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The Effect of Whole and Part-Task Training and Feedback during Simulated Instrument Flight Training
… well investigated. Part-task scenarios condition and a whole task scenarios condition, both with different levels of feedback were compared in a between group study of novice pilots learning a 737 instrument approach with Microsoft ESP flight simulator. The two different types of training methods …
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Student Pilot Situational Awareness: The Effects of Trust in Technology
… level of trust in technology in student pilots and then to determine the relationship between pilots' trust and their situational awareness during simulated flight. A literature review revealed that the Jian Trust Scale was based on empirical observations and had precedence in the literature so …
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Utilizing a Product Rejuvenation Framework to Investigate University Aviation Association Members' Perceptions of the Cessna 172 as a Single Engine Trainer
… framework to investigate if sufficient market demand exists for Cessna in relaunching the 172 in the collegiate trainer market. The Collegiate Aviation Guide, a publication of the University Aviation Association listing UAA members and their respective aviation offerings, was used to establish the …
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The Development and Deployment of a NEXRAD Education / Training Module for Use by General Aviation Pilots
… of this research was to investigate whether an education/ training module on NEXRAD and its products developed using Instructional Systems design criteria would be effective for General aviation pilots. Numerous studies have documented that General Aviation pilots are in need of additional …
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Standardized Checklists versus Variable Checklist: An Evaluation in a Light Twin Simulator
… hour based stratified sample of pilots were randomly divided into two groups and flew a series of eight flights in a light twin aircraft simulator. The control group used the same checklist for each trial; the experimental group used a checklist that covered the same items but varied in …
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Distance Learning for Instrument Flight: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Virtual Mentor
… Flight instructors play many important roles in aviation training, one of which is the role of mentor. The premise of this study was to examine the use of synchronous web-based instruction for instrument flight via Microsoft Flight Simulator’s (10.0) “shared-cockpit” feature, where the …
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Instrument Pilot Skill Acquisition in the Early Phases of Flight Training Using an Advanced Cockpit Display System
… complex flight behavior for both conventional and synthetic vision systems (SVS). The objective was to assess potential differences in learning curves and subjective workload. Workload data across trials indicated a negative linear trend, with a significantly lower level of workload on the …
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The Use of Virtual Reality Training Environments for Procedural Training in Fourth-Generation Airliners
… training course for FAA certificated Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) technicians, which used a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to deliver and assess training, differed from the same training delivered using a Virtual Reality (VR) device.</p> <p>The study used an experimental design with three groups …
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Personality as it Relates to Performance Among Primary Flight Students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
… between what an individual accomplishes and personality traits. The individual performance of 30 students were evaluated by two different techniques during an observer flight. One was an evaluation form developed by the researcher and the other, the flight instructor's (P.I.C.) …
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Effect of Joystick Versus Control Yoke Use on Personal Computer (PC) Flight Training: A Comparative Analysis
… analysis of a generic control yoke device and a generic joystick device. The comparison provided data needed for further evaluation of personal computer (PC) aircrew training device (ATD) potential. Both devices were used in support of the same PC flight simulation software program, and …
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An Airline Ab Initio Flight Training Program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): An Analytical Approach toward Emiratization
<p>The continuous establishment and expansion of UAE airlines has led to a demand for qualified pilots in the region of the Persian Gulf. The shortage of UAE national pilots has compelled the local airlines to employ pilots with foreign nationalities. Though the UAE government has implemented a …
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Effects of Online Training on Aircrew Monitoring Behaviors: A Field Study
<p>Data from aircraft accidents and line observation studies indicate that inadequate pilot monitoring is a growing safety concern. In the cockpit environment, pilots who fail to properly manage their workload commit more monitoring errors. Given the lack of training and educational programs …
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Gender Differences in Preference for Learning Environment Among Aviation Education Students
… whether differences existed between sex, male and female, for the preference of three different syllabi describing three different learning environments. Learning environments consisted of collaborative, and individual, with the individual sub-divided into competitive, and individual while …
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