EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM UTILIZING AN INTEGRATED VER-IFR CURRICULUM
Abstract
A curriculum which combines the teaching of the private pilot flight skills with those necessary for full instrument privileges in the National Airspace System was designed and evaluated. The evaluation consisted of implementing the curriculum using an experimental group of zero time students and comparing their flight performances with those of two control groups. The private pilot control group and the instrument rating control group used the appropriate FAA approved school curriculum. The integrated VFR-IFR curriculum called for 75 total flight hours in about 60 periods. A key feature of this curriculum was the introduction of all pertinent maneuvers using instrument references first and then followed by visual references. The relationships between the two sources of information were emphasized. The experimental curriculum, although producing a superior private pilot, failed to develop the complex skills, judgment, and command ability necessary for the instrument rating. The experimental program did not allow for determining the relative effects of those variables which may have influenced the findings. However, it is believed that the lack of command ability can be correlated with insufficient exposure to 'command' situations and decisions whether artifically created by the instructor or actually encountered on solo cross-country flights.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0682481
Entities
People
- M. Easter
- W. Hubbard
Organizations
- Ohio State University