| Title | An Experiment to Evaluate Transfer of Low-Cost Simulator-Based Upset-Recovery Training |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 40023 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Rogers, Rodney O.; Boquet, A.; Howell, Cass; DeJohn, C. A. |
| Corporate Creator | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 20071000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Many air transport training programs provide simulator-based upset-recovery instruction for company pilots. However, apparently no prior research exists to demonstrate that such training transfers to an airplane in flight. We report on two-phase FAA-funded research experiment to evaluate upset-recovery training transfer. In two separate training/testing evolutions involving two different general aviation aircraft, participant pilots were trained using low-cost desktop flight simulation, then subjected to serious in-flight upsets in an aerobatic airplane. Their performance in upset-recovery maneuvering was compared with the performance of control group pilots who received no upset-recovery training. Data collected during both flight-testing periods suggest that simulator-based training improves a pilot’s ability to recover an airplane from an upset. However, in the most important measure of upset maneuvering skills—minimizing altitude loss—trained pilots fell well short of the performance routinely achievable by pilots experienced in all-attitude maneuvering. We summarize prior related research, describe the experiments, present and analyze data collected during both flight-testing periods, and advance recommendations for future upset maneuvering training. Although we conducted flight testing in a general aviation airplane, our research has important implications for heavy aircraft upset-recovery trainers. |
| Rosap ID | dot:40728 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40728 |
| TRT Terms | Air pilots; Aviation safety; Flight; Training programs; Flight simulators |
| General Subjects | Aviation; Finance; Safety and Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
Oklahoma; United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1135607 |
| Report Number | DOT/FAA/AM-09/5 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/40000/40000/40023/200905.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |