Measuring Pilot Proficiency on an Instrument Training Maneuver

Abstract

The record/playback feature of modern, advanced digital simulators indicates a potential for the achievement of important methodological advances in observer training and in predetermining measurement reliability. An exploratory study recently completed showed that the record/playback feature of the Advanced Simulator for Pilot Training (ASPT) could be successfully used to facilitate the development and validation of a recording form for an instrument flight training maneuver. In addition, this feature was successfully used to train instructor pilot observers to reliably record maneuver performances using the form. These results have important research implications, since they will allow a degree of control over recording objectivity and reliability not previously possible. Researchers can be freed from after-the-fact correlational reliability estimations. In addition, innovative recording formats can be safely and efficiently developed and refined before validation in flight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050972

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Haygood
  • Scott S. Herrington
  • William V. Hagin

Organizations

  • Arizona State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Biological Sciences
  • Flight
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Human Resources
  • Instructions
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Scientific Research
  • Simulators
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States Government
  • Universities

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design