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Synchronous or Asynchronous? Consider Another Alternative to Online Delivery Courses

Creating online courses that are interactive increases student satisfaction, improves performance and achieves better recall of outcome related content and assessment.

The 4 C's Model - A Common Framework for Professional Aviator Development

The United States Air Force currently has an acute shortage of pilots while simultaneously, the commercial airline industry is currently experiencing unprecedented growth.

Session 5: Educating Students in Aviation

This session addresses the education side of flight training. Generation differences, on-line content delivery, and identifying interest in aviation at an early age will be discussed.

Gaetz Aerospace Institute — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's High School Dual Enrollment Program

Gaetz Aerospace Institute uses aviation, aerospace, and engineering to capture students’ imaginations and motivate them toward their studies.

Lunch Keynote Speaker — The Mechanic Pipeline

A recent ATEC report found that aviation industry mechanics are retiring faster than they are being replaced. How can industry and educators work together to better recruit and ensure the next generation of aviation mech…

Lunch Keynote Speaker — The Mechanic Pipeline

A recent ATEC report found that aviation industry mechanics are retiring faster than they are being replaced. How can industry and educators work together to better recruit and ensure the next generation of aviation mech…

Lunch Buffet — Sponsored by Talon

Examining the Different Learning Strategies Between Extroverts and Introverts Among Flight Students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Extroverts and introverts have unique approaches to new materials that make learning more efficient. In fields like aviation, where quick learning and responses are required, students struggle because preferred comprehen…

The Law of Primacy and the Utility of a Jet Transition Course

Regional jet carriers have established Pilot Pathway Programs providing partnership opportunities with collegiate aviation programs in order to fashion pilot training at the undergraduate level.

An Examination of the Effect of Multiple Supervisors on Flight Trainees' Performance

One of the major roles of the flight supervisory control during flight training is that a trainee is guided to stay within acceptable range of flight performance parameters.

Effectiveness of Hazardous Attitudes Mitigation in Pilot Training

One of the minimum levels of flight training required to fly within the US includes obtaining the necessary skills to acquire a Private Pilot Certificate.

Session 4 (continued): Flight Training

This session (split into two segments with a break in-between) explores a variety of topics in flight training from transitioning to multi-crew operations to determining hazardous attitudes of pilots.

Break — Sponsored by Mountain Air Cargo

Effect of Active Learning on Instrument Rated Pilots’ Knowledge and Self-Efficacy

The study examined the effect of active scenario-based training on the knowledge and self-efficacy of instrument rated pilots who were not instrument current.

Oliver Wyman 2018 Flight Operations Survey

Oliver Wyman would like to share training-related insights from its inaugural Flight Operations Survey, canvassing leaders from across the aviation industry, including airline flight ops departments, OEMs, and 3rd-party …

Enhanced Learnability of Flight Techniques Through the Introduction of Targeted Observation Flights with Ab-Initio through Advanced Flight Training Candidates

Flight training paradigms exist to provide a framework for instructors to relay both technical and applied knowledge to students in the most efficient way possible.

Session 4: Flight Training

This session (split into two segments with a break in-between) explores such topics as active learning and learnability for ab initio pilots. A survey of flight operations managers is also discussed.

Morning Keynote Speaker — Looking to the Future

Morning Welcome

Van Service from Hotel to ERAU

Shuttles will run from 7:30 to 8:00am

Van Service from ERAU to Hotel

Shuttles will run from 7:45 to 8:15pm

Evening Keynote Speaker — In-Flight Loss of Control Accidents in General Aviation

Evening Keynote Speaker — In-Flight Loss of Control Accidents in General Aviation

Keynote Speaker Welcome

Reception, Static Displays, Networking, & ERAU VR-Lab Tours

Van Service from ERAU, to Hotel, back to ERAU (change into casual clothes for evening events)

Shuttles will run from 4:30 to 5:15pm. Conference participants will change into casual clothes at hotel and return to ERAU via shuttles for evening reception, networking, static displays, tour ERAU's virtual reality lab,…

Session Close

UAS Pilots Code: Tools to Advance UAS Safety & Professionalism

As unmanned aircraft operations become more ubiquitous in the National Airspace System, one of the key remaining challenges is instilling the precepts of safety culture, aviation professionalism, airmanship, and effectiv…

sUAS: Cybersecurity Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Exploits

The FAA predicts that purchases of hobbyist small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) will grow from 1.9 million in 2016 to 4.3 million by 2020, and commercial sUAS to increase from 600,000 in 2016 to 2.7 million by 2020.

Assessing Small UAS Operator Flight Behavior and Potential Interference with Aviation Operations in Controlled Airspace

The rapid rise of small UAS (sUAS) operations in the National Airspace System is generating an increasing concern about possible interference with manned aircraft.

Session 3 (continued): Personal Air Vehicles & UAS – Training and Implications for Pilots

The second half of this session focuses more on the National Airspace System. The presentations in Part 2 cover concerns about cybersecurity threats, integrating UAS with manned aircraft in shared airspace, skills need t…

Break

The Use of Simulation to Train Complex Unmanned Aircraft Systems Command and Control Tasks

The National Airspace System (NAS) is undergoing a significant process of evolutionary change to maintain stride with new aircraft technologies and the increased traffic demands projected to occur by the year 2025.

Advanced UAS Training; Integration of Remote Live Aircraft Crash Investigation with UAS

Current Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) flight training generally operates at the ab-initio level. As UAS flight and academic programs evolve, so also must UAS training advance, specifically regarding new and evolving use…

Clean-Fuel e-VTOL Air Mobility Vehicles for Unmanned and Manned Operations

Imagine for a moment, having your very own safe, affordable, clean-fuel, point-to-any point vehicle for travel in the 21st-century 3-dimensional airspace system.

Session 3: Personal Air Vehicles & UAS – Training and Implications for Pilots

This session (split into two segments with a break in-between) addresses the anticipated increase in air traffic due to the advent of UASs and personal air vehicles.

Developing Solutions for the Aviation Industry Challenges: A Group Collaboration

Lunch Keynote Speaker — The Next Wave: Humans, Computers, and Redefining Reality

The field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is undergoing a significant change as a result of the introduction of affordable Augmented and Virtual Reality devices.

Lunch Buffet — Sponsored by Talon

Lunch Keynote Speaker — The Next Wave: Humans, Computers, and Redefining Reality

The field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is undergoing a significant change as a result of the introduction of affordable Augmented and Virtual Reality devices.

Pilot Shortage: Sustainability Perspective

Air transport is recently going through an exponential economic growth (ICAO, 2016). Similarly, industry forecast reports predict an upward trend for the next 20 years (Boeing, 2015).

Essential Air Service: A Lower Rung on the Pilot Shortage Food Chain?

The Essential Air Service (EAS) program, established in 1978 by the federal government as a temporary measure designed to help remote communities cope with the impact of airline deregulation, subsidizes flights to certai…

JetBlue Pilot Gateway Programs: Creative Approaches to Pilot Sourcing

The JetBlue University Gateway program was the first pathway program in our industry. When it started, it offered the only structured path for aviation students to earn an aviation degree, build time as a flight instruct…

Pilot-Supply Sustainability—Standards, Outreach, and Mentoring

In recent years, aviation universities in the United States have been experiencing strong student interest in flight training and career as a professional pilot, while some regional airlines and flight operators have exp…

Session 2: Pilot Supply

As the shortage of pilots continues, this session discusses the elements of pilot supply in regards to cooperation between airlines and universities, sustainability, and adjustments to the Essential Air Services that cam…

Break — Sponsored by ExpressJet

Holographic Micro-simulations to Enhance Aviation Training with Mixed Reality

Mixed reality technologies present a new medium, a new paradigm of augmented reality, where for the first time we have the ability to take the analog world and superimpose digital training artifacts and create a ‘mixed r…

Implementing Immersive Virtual Reality in an Aviation/Aerospace Teaching and Learning Paradigm

The ubiquity of computing technology has revolutionized the workplace and has also had a significant impact on education. The use of interactive simulations based on virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixe…

Exploring the Best Practices of Virtual Training Delivery for the Prospective Air Traffic Controllers

The recent steady growth in the volume of air traffic in the National Airspace System has increased the public’s need for continued safe and efficient air traffic control services.

Session 1: Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality in Aviation Training

Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) are quickly advancing in our society. This session gives on overview of how VR/AR/MR are being used in aviation education.