Preliminary Results of an Experiment to Evaluate Transfer of Low-Cost, Simulator-Based Airplane Upset-Recovery Training

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• Creators:
  Rogers, Rodney O. ; Boquet, Albert ; Howell, Cass ; DeJohn, Charles A.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pilots
  • Aviation safety
  • Costs
  • Flight
  • Flight simulators
  • Training programs
  • Training simulators
  • Airplane Upset-Recovery Training
  • Low-Cost Flight Simulation
  • Training Transfer
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-07/27
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Many air transport training programs provide simulator-based upset-recovery instruction for company pilots. However, no research exists to demonstrate that such training transfers to an airplane in flight. We report on an in-progress FAA-funded research experiment to evaluate upset-recovery training transfer. Participant pilots are trained using low-cost desktop flight simulation, then subjected to serious in-flight upsets in an aerobatic airplane. Preliminary results comparing the performance of trained and control group pilots suggest that simulator-based training may improve a pilot's ability to recover an airplane from an upset. We summarize prior research, describe the experiment, and present results of Phase-One testing. We also detail planned refinements in Phase-Two flight training and testing that we hope will strengthen the results of our research. Although we are conducting flight testing in a general aviation airplane, our research has important implications for heavy aircraft upset recovery trainers.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58123/dot_58123_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 271.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9385d59a53c0467e486383661049aaa81ecb0fc959e509fc3eae3f7206a81e0f