The Mock Tower Rating System in the Airborne Training Program

Abstract

Before actual use of a parachute, Airborne trainees make a number of jumps from a 34-foot mock tower designed to simulate the conditions of free fall and riser shock. This training is intended to teach the proper method of exit from the plane door and the correct body position during free fall. In the course of study of methods to decrease the attrition rate in Airborne training, the mock tower phase of training has come under surveillance. In particular, this report is concerned with technical evaluation of the reliability and validity of the mock tower rating system, the primary measuring device used in corrective instruction and grading performance during this phase of training. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1954
Accession Number
ADA057162

Entities

People

  • Charles Windle
  • Gerald Kent
  • Howard H. Mcfann

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Airborne
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Attrition
  • Classification
  • Errors
  • Human Resources
  • Instructions
  • Parachutes
  • Ratings
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Surveillance
  • Task Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trainees
  • Training

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Hydraulic Engineering.