Gaining Through Training: Pilot Proficiency in Modern Combat Aviation

Abstract

This study provides an analysis of how the US Air Force could improve MQ-9 pilots decision-making skills in combat. The work first outlines reasons why the RPA community struggles to produce consistently proficient pilots in dynamic combat scenarios. The author then utilizes a historical, qualitative, and conceptual analysis of The Air Mail Fiasco, Arc Light, and Instructional Systems Development in ICBM training to identify contextual parallels to operational training of modern combat aviators.In the 1930s, US Air Corps leadership incorporated short-term policy changes and long-term changes to training, including quantity of training and the use of simulators, to improve pilot proficiency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1030450

Entities

People

  • Trevor T. Merrell

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Cognition
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Geography
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Aviation
  • Military Science
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Trainees

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.