Field of View Requirements for Carrier Landing Training
Abstract
Simulator visual field-of-view (FOV) requirements were investigated in conjunction with two approaches to training daytime carrier circling approach and landing. Evidence does not support a requirement for a wide-angle visual display for the training of circling approaches and carrier landings. Three groups of Air Force T-38 instructor pilots were given simulator training in aircraft carrier landings. These pilots were taught to execute a landing on a simulated aircraft carrier in the Advanced Simulator for Pilot Training (ASPT) at Williams Air Force Base. The visual image for the simulation was provided by a data base which created the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in the ASPT computer-image-generation system. The pilots in these three groups were trained under different conditions. Two groups flew a circling approach with one group using a wide (300 degrees horizontal/150 degrees vertical) visual FOV and the other group using a narrow FOV (48 degrees horizontal/36 degrees vertical). A third group flew a straight-in approach using the narrow FOV. A variety of performance measures were taken to characterize the carrier approach. These measures were categorized as (a) instantaneous measures, (b) continuous measures, (c) measures representing the success of the approach at touchdown, and (d) Landing Signal Officer (LSO) ratings. Various statistical routines were carried out with the results obtained from these measures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA087012
Entities
People
- Daniel P. Westra
- Gilbert L. Ricard
- Michael Anderson
- Ricky A. Perry
- Stanley C. Collyer