The Forgetting of Instrument Flying Skills as a Function of the Level of Initial Proficiency

Abstract

The four-months interval of non-practice resulted in considerable decrements in the 'discrete procedural' aspects of flight. If these decrements occurred in actual flying situations they would have grave consequences for operational capability and safety. As for the 'continuous flight control' aspects of flight, forgetting occurred only occasionally and in amounts considered of little practical significance by the investigators. The differential effect of non-practice on 'procedural' versus 'flight control tasks' was observed even where the two types of tasks were carried on simultaneously. In most instances there was no relationship between amount forgotten and initial level of flying proficiency. That is, at the end of the four-months interval the 'high initial training' group retained its superiority over the 'intermediate initial training' group.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0637570

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Gainer
  • Jack A. Adams
  • Robert F. Mengelkoch

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airspeed Indicators
  • Attitude Indicators
  • Data Analysis
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Heading Indicators
  • Instrument Flight
  • Instrument Panels
  • Measurement
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Students
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Theoretical Analysis.