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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of PC-Based Aviation Training Devices and Conventional Flight Training Devices for Instrument Flight Training

Since the time instrument flight became common, ground training devices have been used to teach students basic instrument flight skills.

Death of Eastern: How One Man Destroyed an Airline

In 1986, when Frank Lorenzo took over Eastern Airlines, the country's third largest carrier was in decline: its route structure was inherently weak, its costs were sky high, and its stiff-necked labor unions fought with …

Integrated Airline Organizational Frameworks and Crew Resource Management Effectiveness

It is only through well-designed and implemented Crew Resource Management being deeply rooted in an airline's organizational culture that an airline can achieve its highest possible standard of safety, by having the high…

Turbulence and Its Impact on Commercial Aviation

The hazards posed by turbulence remain an important issue in commercial aviation. Safety experts say turbulence is the leading cause of in-flight injury to passengers and airline employees, especially flight attendants.

Gender Differences in an Aviation Physiology Environment

Men still dominate flying by better than a ten to one ratio, but there is no question that female participation in all aspects of aviation has increased dramatically in the past decade, and will no doubt continue to do s…

Developing Future Aviation Leaders: Advice from Today’s Leaders!

Because of their technical achievements, aviation personnel frequently find themselves in positions of influence or leadership in the community.

Towards the Zero Accident Goal: Assisting the First Officer: Monitor and Challenge Captain Errors

In this article the authority system in the airplane cockpit is related to thirty year old authority studies of Stanley Milgram. Human errors made in the cockpit are found similar to those made in the authority experimen…

General Aviation Landing Flare Instructions

The present paper discusses the ability to determine low altitudes and challenges the effectiveness of current general aviation landing flare instructions.

A COGNITIVE ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE ON MAINTENANCE ERRORS. IN: COGNITIVE ENGINEERING IN THE AVIATION DOMAIN

Although the main focus in this paper is aviation, it is but one of many comparable domains involving hazardous and complex socio-technical systems with multiple defences, barriers, and safeguards.

Analyzing Software Specifications for Mode Confusion Potential

Increased automation in complex systems has led to changes in the human controller's role and to new types of technology-induced human error.

Safety Analysis of FMS/CTAS Interactions During Aircraft Arrivals

This grant funded research on human-computer interaction design and analysis techniques, using future ATC environments as a testbed. The basic approach was to model the nominal behavior of both the automated and human pr…

Angular and Energy Dependence of Proton Upset in Optocouplers

Proton upset effects in optocouplers were reported by LaBel, et al. that showed an unexpected increase in cross section for incident angles above 80 degrees.

Airline Quality Rating 1999

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

The Benefits of Experience in the Classroom

Occasionally in academic circles one hears how experience in the classroom is not important. Some would discount practical experience altogether.

The Airline Maintenance Mechanic Educational Infrastructure: Supply, Demand, and Evolving Industry Structure

There is an encroaching crisis in the supply and demand of aviation maintenance labor. This paper reports results of a survey of FAA-licensed A&P schools and a survey of airlines and major maintenance outsourcing firms.

The Political Motivation of Aviation Deregulation

During the early stages of the US airline industry, there were no formal government regulatory controls. "Prior to 1938, only airmail carriers had been subject to government regulation" (Lin 3).

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Night VFR… An Oxymoron?

A primary lesson that I was taught aircraft life sciences mishap investigation training was to resist jumping to a solution until the evidence took me to a solution.

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Recruiting on the Outside: Action-Oriented Research Solutions to External Student Recruitment in Collegiate Aviation Education

The authors present a case on various methods of recruiting external students that can be applied to any academic program. An example case study is provided to compare the most efficient practices used by a particular un…

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The Aircraft Engine: An Historical Perspective of Engine Development through World War I

As the quest for manned, heavier-than-air flight progressed into the latter half of the 19th century, man still did not possess sufficient scientific understanding of all the principles that would permit the successful a…

Interpersonal Skills in Aviation: Applications and Development

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the critical role that interpersonal skills play in the aviation environment. Many volumes have been written on the matter and it is not our intention here to review every resear…

A Model of “Applied Ethics” in Aviation Safety: The Aviation Safety Reporting System

Recently it was reported in the popular news media that 25 San Diego State University students were caught cheating on an ethics exam (Restine, 1999).

Crew Resource Management: A Literature Review

Crew Resource Management as an academic field of study has only been in existence for a relatively short period. However, because of its importance to the aviation community and the airlines in particular, there is a sma…

Is Free Flight a Reality or Myth?

During the past ten years, air navigation has made great strides. With an introduction of Global Positioning System (GPS), the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system has seen a massive leap forward in technology.

Tech’knowledge’y Anxiety

There is a plethora of literature on educational software and hardware. Equally as much has been written about technology and the learning environment.

Climate Survey Analysis for Aviation Maintenance Safety

A Human Error Analysis and Model of Naval Aviation Maintenance Related Mishaps.

Single-Event Upset Effects in Optocouplers

Single-event upset is investigated for optocouplers.

Airline Quality Rating 1998

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline performance on combined multiple factors important to consumers.

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Denver International Airport: Lessons Learned

"The airport planner, who is required to anticipate conditions 10 to 15 years in the future, must often resort to guesswork" (322). Researching the evolution of Denver International Airport was more than simply a project…

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The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994: An Overview of Tort Reform

The aviation industry, not yet a century old, has developed into one of the most robust, visible, and analyzed industries in the world today.

Would ACES Academy Benefit Your University?

In 1989 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) entered into a collaborative effort with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to design a model Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy seminar.

Inclusion of Modern Composites Technology into a Federal Aviation Administration Airframe and Powerplant Curriculum

Rapid growth in the use of composite materials in the last two decades has driven curriculum designers to combine the study of such materials with that of more traditional materials.

Establishing a Total Safety Culture within a Flight Department

This article will present behavior-based principles and procedures that can be successfully applied to change safety attitudes in a Flight Department.

A Pioneering University-Airline Flight Internship Program: A Follow-Up Study of Intern Participants

This article presents the results of a follow-up survey administered to 110 former university interns who served a semester long internship in the fight operations department at United Airlines.

On the formal verification of the TCAS conflict resolution algorithms

Conflict resolution advisory for autonomous airborne separation in low-density airspace

Conflict Resolution Advisory Service in autonomous aircraft operations

A Design Aid for Improved Documentation in Aircraft Maintenance: A Precursor to Training

An effort parallel to the design aid development resulted in a review of the macro-ergonomic aspects of the work documentation system, and guidelines for improving human factors aspects of work control cards were develop…

Aviation Psychology in Practice

Airline Quality Rating 1997

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline performance on combined multiple factors important to consumers.