Evidence for the Need of Realistic Radio Communications for Airline Pilot Simulator Training and Evaluation

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• Creators:
  Burki-Cohen, Judith S.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aircraft Pilotage Flight Simulators Flight Training Human Factors Human Subject Testing Pilot Studies Radio Communications Radio Transmitters Realism Situation Awareness Task Management Training Training Simulators

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• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This paper presents arguments in favor of realistic representation of radio communications during training and evaluation of airline pilots in the simulator. A survey of airlines showed that radio communications are mainly role-played by Instructor/Evaluators (I/Es), which increases I/E workload but reduces pilot workload. Opinions gathered from I/Es and the literature indicate that this may lead to inadequate preparation of pilots to handle the complex radio-communications environment encountered in the air. A look at incidents during Initial Operating Experience (IOE) in revenue service via a review of the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) give additional support to this hypothesis. The paper concludes with a discussion of industry and airline efforts to find alternative means to provide realistic radio communications.
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  Volpe Center
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