A Survey of Fleet Opinions Regarding Unaided Vision Training Topics

Abstract

Unaided vision topics have been part of aircrew training since at least World War II. Yet, little information exists regarding the operational utility of the instruction. This survey required 341 Navy and Marine Corps pilots to rate the frequency of traditional training concerns as a real problem for operational flying. A forced choice, four point scale including NEVER, SELDOM, OFTEN, and ALWAYS response options was used. None of the 14 topics considered obtained an overall mode response rating of less than SELDOM. The topic of Veiling Glare obtained a mode rating of ALWAYS. The frequently researched topic of Dark Focus was among those topics receiving mode ratings of SELDOM. No well-defined differences among aircraft communities were revealed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA233619

Entities

People

  • Edward Trautman
  • Michael Mittleman
  • William Little

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Engineering
  • Formation Flight
  • Light Sources
  • Military Research
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Naval Aviation
  • Naval Training
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design