T-4G Simulator and T-4 Ground Training Devices in USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training.

Abstract

Twenty-one Ss, selected from three Undergraduate Pilot Training classes, were given contact flight training in a T-4G/EPT simulator before going to T-37 aircraft for further training. Fourteen of these Ss were also given instrument training in the T-4G/EPT before completing such training in the aircraft. The remaining seven Ss received instrument training in the UPT T-4 instrument and procedures trainer. A specially designed syllabus was used which incorporated batch training, proficiency advancement, and other revised instructional strategies. Check pilot scores for each of the instructional phases were used in comparing performances of the experimental Ss with those of the conventionally trained students. Results indicate devices having the capabilities of the T-4G could be used to achieve an average saving per student of three aircraft hours in contact flight training and ten hours in instrument training. Results also indicate a savings of eight aircraft hours could be achieved in instrument training by using the specially devised syllabus of instruction with existing T-4 instrument trainers.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA008197

Entities

People

  • James F. Smith
  • Robert R. Woodruff

Organizations

  • Brooks Air Force Base

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Curriculum
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Pilots
  • Simulators
  • Students
  • Teaching Methods
  • Training
  • Training Devices

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience