Aviation research, sourced & cited.

Troubleshooting Simulations for Maintenance Training

In the current industry environment, where aviation maintenance is facing an unprecedented workforce shortage, maintenance training programs should be looking towards new and innovative instructional strategies to attrac…

Certificated AMTs: What Will Encourage More Women to Become Aviation Maintenance Technicians?

This paper examines practices that are used in STEM fields to attract women in order to understand how those tactics may to entice women to join the ranks of certified AMTs.

Revisiting Cost Index - The Challenge of Calculating a Precise Figure for Brazilian Airliners

Within numerous possibilities, Cost Index (CI) is the tool that can provide economic speeds and deliver the lowest cost for a given flight.

Redefining Resiliency using Principles of Social Cognitive Theories to Address the Gap in Training and Assessing Resiliency for Air Carrier Operations

Air carrier flight operations continue to be highly proceduralized events, which have contributed to the overall safety and performance efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS).

Dynamic and Adaptive Training for Enhanced Aviation Knowledge Transfer and Retention

The world of aviation is rapidly evolving through increased automation on the flight deck, new air traffic control tools and procedures, and expanded applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

Cooperative Learning Strategies in Technical Higher Education Programs

Cooperative learning strategies are effective in raising student achievement in higher education settings. Positive evidence of the importance of small group structures are found in an in-depth literature review and summ…

Concurrent Sessions: Session 9B - The Changing Landscape of Flight Training

Concurrent Sessions: Session 9A - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Training

Pilot Qualifications and Training in UAS Air Carrier Operations

Integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system (NAS) is a high priority for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Morning Keynote Speaker - Slashing the Learning Curve thru Effective Training

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Developing Solutions for the Aviation Industry Challenges: A Group Collaboration

This brainstorming session will focus on having conference attendees discuss three important issues affecting the aviation industry today.

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Examining Pilot Response to Cybersecurity Events on the Flight Deck

Cybersecurity is a growing concern in the aviation industry. In general, cybersecurity research has typically focused on providing technical solutions such as hardening networks and improving computer systems, with littl…

Energy Harvesting from Airports

Airports around the world are primarily powered using the country’s electricity grids, which comes from a large number of powerplants (coal, natural gas, etc.).

What Factors Influence the Imposter Phenomenon amongst Collegiate Flight Students?

The need for commercial airline pilots has been increasing significantly, and with the mandatory retirements projected in the next decade, the airline pilot workforce will have an injection of younger pilots.

Integrating Aviation Technology, Emergency Services, and Human Resilience: Considerations from Social Scientists

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have a range of applications within the field of disaster response. This presentation offers a novel framework of psychosocial considerations designed to advance UAS and disaster management …

The Pilot Shortage – From Student Pilots to the ATPs

Aviation is now facing an incredible pilot shortage, a shortage greater than anticipated in the past. Young pilots learned of the upcoming pilot shortage when told the World War II pilots were retiring, followed by the K…

Concurrent Sessions: Session 8A - Technology in Aviation

Concurrent Sessions: Session 8B - Pilot Supply

Pilot Selection Research Gaps: What We Do and Don't Know About "The Right Stuff"

Ever since the commencement of high-powered flight, pilot selection has been a crucial process within military, general, and commercial aviation.

Clearing the Approach Path: Evaluation of Pilot Spotting of Small Unmanned Aircraft During Final

Unmanned aircraft sightings by pilots, air traffic controllers, and other aviation stakeholders have spiked in recent years. Since the Federal Aviation Administration began tracking UAS sightings in 2014, UAS sightings h…

Challenges and Implications of UAS Integration into Bridge and Rail Inspections: Recent State DOT Experiences

The presentation will review the results of the UAS research initiative conducted by Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) in collaboration with the UMass Transportation Center.

Examination of the Impact of Various Training Approaches on Different UAS Operator Populations

In recent years, the UAS industry has extended beyond military and recreational use and is now positioned to become a major portion of the aviation industry.

Integrating the 1st Person View and the 3rd Person View Using a Connected VR-MR System for Pilot Training

Many virtual reality (VR)-based flight simulation programs provide pilots the enhanced reality from the 1st person-view to make themselves immersed in the cockpit.

The Design and Impact of Virtual Reality Training on Cabin Crew Emergency Procedure Performance

Aircraft cabin crews are an integral part of flight operations, ensuring the safety of passengers and serving as the first response to emergencies.

Exploring VR with PilotEdge in a University Part 141 Environment

Flight Simulators have become an integral part of the part 141 training environment. Reliance on flight simulators has only increased in recent years as the pilot shortage has increased the utilization rate on training a…

Concurrent Sessions: Session 7A - Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality in Aviation Training

Concurrent Sessions: Session 7B - UAS - Operational Applications

Lunch Keynote Speaker — Urban Air Mobility, a Rapidly Forming Ecosystem

Urban Air Mobility, a Rapidly Forming Ecosystem The future where people and cargo fly seamlessly above cities is rapidly approaching. This talk will cover the main technologies and participants in the ecosystem and how a…

Prevalence of Invulnerability in Collegiate Part 141 Flight Students

Nearly every flight training program focuses on promoting good habits for aeronautical decision making. Some of the factors that influence aeronautical decision making are hazardous attitudes.

Validation Framework for Autonomous Aerial Vehicles

Autonomous aerial vehicles (AAV) have the potential to have market disruptions for various industries such as ground delivery and aerial transportation.

Analysing the Threats of the Failure of Visual Awareness and Cognitive Bias During a Visual Approach for Commercial Operations

The purpose of this study is to conduct a detailed analysis of the limitation of visual awareness that flight crew experience while conducting visual approaches to an airport.

Evaluating Scenarios That Can Startle and Surprise Pilots

Startle and surprise in the cockpit have contributed to multiple aviation accidents. The aviation safety boards of France, the United States, and Holland have concluded that startle and surprise pose a serious threat to …

Augmenting Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) With Error and Threat Management Training in Young Pilots

The purpose of the presentation is to share best practices used to teach the Threat and Error Management (TEM) framework as a decision-making starting point to adolescent pilots (under 18 years).

Exploring Dynamic Delegated Corridors and 4D Required Navigation Performance Trajectory to Enable UAM Aircraft to Integrate into the Existing Airspace System

Increased traffic congestion on urban road networks has impacted the travel time for commuters in highly populated urban centers. Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is recognized as a system that transports the passenger and air c…

Concurrent Sessions: Session 6A - Urban Air Mobility

Concurrent Sessions: Session 6B - Aviation Safety Management Systems

The Path Forward for States to Integrate UAM

Urban air mobility is an exciting next step in the area of urban transportation. While it faces many significant challenges, many states like Ohio, North Carolina, Utah, etc. are working hard to overcome them.

The Universality of Communication: Preparing the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals

Current aviation college programs aim to prepare the next generation of aviation professionals to meet the needs of the ever-increasing global demand for air travel.

Recommended Training Practices to Prepare Pilots to Cope with Information Conflicts

As the next generation of flight deck information systems are being utilized on the flight deck, pilots now have greater amounts of information at their fingertips.

Applying and Evaluating a Taxonomy of Resilient Performance Among Certified Flight Instructors

Human error in aviation has been well studied, but the contribution of human performance to system resilience in aviation has not been as well explored.

The Impact of an International Aviation Leadership Development Program on Organizational Effectiveness

Leadership development is critical for organizational progress. Leaders who are strong in operations and talent management maximization are a strength to organizational effectiveness (Andenoro et al., 2015).

Improving Assessments and Evaluations of Pilots in Collegiate Aviation Programs

The purpose of the proposed study is to improve assessments and evaluation techniques of student pilots in collegiate aviation programs.

Avoiding Death by Discussion Board: Asynchronous Online Chats in Aviation History

Universities and colleges are increasingly turning to online course offerings, especially in aviation education. Faculty are increasingly asked to turn their in-person courses into online flavors.

Concurrent Sessions: Session 5B - Innovations in Collegiate Aviation

Concurrent Sessions: Session 5A - Professionalism & Leadership in Aviation

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