Training of Pilots Using Flight Simulator and its Impact on Piloting Precision

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RIV/68407700:21460/16:00302228

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Training of Pilots Using Flight Simulator and its Impact on Piloting Precision

Original language description

One of the basic requirements to obtain pilot license is to demonstrate flying skills as to perform maneuvers and procedures with a required level of expertise. Considering the involvement of flight simulators in basic pilot trainings, one may ask how this impacts the extent of real flights necessary to acquire the required flying proficiency. This article focuses on the evaluation of precision (or error rate) of flight maneuvers performed over the course training of pilots. A sample of 35 student pilots was chosen for the study. Flight schedules and the training itself was adjusted for the purposes of this study, while the emphasis was put on the uniformity of flights and their conditions. Participants completed 11 flight hours on a flight simulator and one flight hour on the Diamond DA40 aircraft, followed by further three hours on a simulator and two flight hours in real traffic. The performed maneuvers included 180° climbing and descending turns with 30° bank at vertical velocity of 500 ft/min. During the flight hours, deviations from the requested flight parameters were recorded by the instructor. The results show that maneuver performance error ratio gradually decreases, however then significantly increases with the switch to the real aircraft compared to flight simulator, and again decreases during flights in air traffic. The findings suggest that the use of flight simulators as a tool for practicing flying skills appears reasonable, as well as that monitoring of performance precision may prove as a useful basis for adjusting the pilot training process.

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

JU - Aeronautics, aerodynamics, aeroplanes

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů