Research papers

Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Test Anxiety in Aviation Students

Observations from faculty and anecdotal reports from students in the Aviation Department at Central Washington University (CWU) indicate that the pressures associated with stage checks, end-of course exams, and other per…

Aviation safety: Comparing national and regional governmental regulatory commercial oversight affiliations

Enhanced diagnosis of faults using the digraph approach applied to a dynamic aircraft fuel system

Malfunctions within commercial aircraft can considerably increase both the financial cost of downtime and the disruption caused to passenger travel.

Issues That Precipitate Errors in Airline Maintenance

Pilot Professionalism

Safety recommendation report focused on the role of professionalism in aviation safety, particularly in air carrier operations. Addresses sterile cockpit compliance, crew complacency, and operational discipline.

Airline Quality Rating 2008

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method for assessing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria.

Aviation Special Investigation Report on the Safety of Parachute Jump Operations

Examines the safety record of parachute jump operations conducted under Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Identifies common accident causes including loss of control, in-flight loss of engine power, and recomm…

Graceful Degradation of Air Traffic Operations

The introduction of new technologies and concepts of operation in the air transportation system is not possible, unless they can be proven not to adversely affect the system operation under not only nominal, but also deg…

The Naturalistic Flight Deck System: An Integrated System Concept for Improved Single-Pilot Operations

This paper reviews current and emerging operational experiences, technologies, and human-machine interaction theories to develop an integrated flight system concept designed to increase the safety, reliability, and perfo…

Loss of Control on Landing: We Need to Change Our Mindset: A Service-Learning Project for Flight Safety

The accident of FedEx Flight 14 was caused by something that pilots do with alarming frequency, flying an unstable approach. This is a large problem in general aviation, and after reading this analysis it will be apparen…

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Virtual Air Traffic Flight Training Device Automated Air Traffic Control

A recent study of the university's Flight Training Device (FTD) use revealed possibilities for improving the training environment for ab initio pilots.

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Hurricanes: A Primer for the Aviation Professional

This article has been written in response to the recent increase in hurricane activity within the Atlantic basin and the expectation that this heightened activity will continue for another 20 to 30 years.

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The Daytona Beach International Airport in Uniform

The story of Daytona Beach International Airport is one which includes a mixture of politics and pioneers, depression and recovery, and peace and war.

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The Flight Crew and Automation

"Automation is the allocation of functions to machines that would otherwise be allocated to humans" (Funk et al, 1999). Automation on the flight deck has continued to grow throughout the years, with each new generation o…

Learning Theoretical Concepts through Community Problem Solving: Service-Learning in Flight Safety Courses

Critics of higher education often criticize the chasm separating esoteric academic theory from the pragmatic knowledge required of students after graduation.

Challenges and Opportunities in Recruiting Middle School Students into Aviation Courses

It is no mystery that some people are enthralled with aviation from a very young age. These people are the dreamers. They live in a world with only windows, not walls.

Student Approaches to Learning in Aviation Contexts

Self-regulated learning is an important element of student performance and has been found to be linked with content domains. Aviation courses are complex yet serve as the foundation for student success in the flight envi…

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Pre-Testing as a Method of Conveying Learning Objectives

Teaching methodologies involving student pre-testing have been used in K-12 education for a number of years. Although pre-testing has been conducted in some collegiate classrooms, there have been very few studies publish…

Airline Networks: A Comparison of Hub-and-Spoke and Point-to-Point Systems

The disparity between the relative success of low-cost and network carriers since 2001 has often been attributed to the difference in route system architecture.

Incorporating Cooperative Learning Activities into Traditional Aerospace Engineering Curricula

Active learning is a term used to describe programs where students learn by doing. In active learning programs, students work on projects where they use their theoretical classroom knowledge in real-world, hands-on activ…

Study of an Aviation Design Supportability Course for Engineering and Technology

The following reports on a study examining a typical aeronautical/aviation engineering senior design course, and examines how an aviation technology based course applying the elements of logistics support analysis might …

Modeling the Balance between Standardization and Innovation in a Flight School

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between standardization and innovation in a university flight training program.

The Perceived Need for Training and Potential Training Topics for Indiana Airport Board Members

Individuals who serve as airport board members in the state of Indiana are not required by law to have any aviation experience or training.

Aircraft fuel rig system fault diagnostics based on the application of digraphs

The issue of fault diagnostics is a dominant factor concerning current engineering systems. Information regarding possible failures is required in order to minimize disruption caused to functionality.

Human hazard analysis: A prototype method for human hazard analysis developed for the large commercial aircraft industry

A nonlinear theory of non-stationary low Mach number channel flows of freely cooling nearly elastic granular gases

We use hydrodynamics to investigate non-stationary channel flows of freely cooling dilute granular gases. We focus on the regime where the sound travel time through the channel is much shorter than the characteristic coo…

Attempted Takeoff from Wrong Runway — Comair Flight 5191

Comair 5191 (CRJ-100) Lexington KY, August 27, 2006 — 49 fatalities. Investigation of the wrong-runway takeoff at Lexington Blue Grass.

The Formation of Lake Stars

Star patterns, reminiscent of a wide range of diffusively controlled growth forms from snowflakes to Saffman-Taylor fingers, are ubiquitous features of ice covered lakes.

Airline Quality Rating 2007

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method for assessing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria.

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Distance Learning in Collegiate Aviation: A Survey of the Historical, Theoretical, and Contemporary Aspects

Distance learning, which, for the purpose of this study, is defined as academic courses that can be completed via the computer and internet and entirely absent from the traditional classroom, has seen tremendous growth i…

ERAU: CRM Vectors 2007

Last February, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Bombardier, and Frasca co-hosted a Symposium titled "ERAU: CRM Vectors 2007." CRM leaders and participators in the military, academe, government, and industry were inv…

Collegiate Aviation in China: Opportunities and Challenges

The rapid growth of the aviation industry in China over the last ten years has led to a dramatic shortfall in supporting personnel and infrastructure.

Cost and Perceived Value in Obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Professional Flight: Will Collegiate Aviation Price Themselves Out of the Market with Technologically Advanced Aircraft?

Traditional academic baccalaureate degree programs have become increasingly expensive throughout the US. For collegiate aviation students, this news is even more daunting.

Air Cargo Security - The Cost of Doing Business in the 21st Century

"Science and technology is key to winning this new kind of war" Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge (Press Release DHS, September 2004).

Student Enthusiasm for Part 135 Flight Simulations

The need to develop collegiate aviation simulation activities that mirror corporate and commercial operating practices, particularly those regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under Part 135 of Title 14…