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Adaptive Learning Pedagogy in UDL and Multi-Modal Training

Currently, most learning methods are based on classroom teaching through unidirectional communication using boards or slides. However, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) asserts that the students can increase their …

Combining Forces: Utilizing Expertise from Applied Linguistics and Flight Instruction for Better ATC Communications

ATC communications are a complex mix of FAA phraseology and plain English. The dynamic demands of a pilot’s workload, simultaneously operating the aircraft, managing checklists, and maintaining situational awareness, mak…

Data Visualization Approaches in Eye Tracking to Support the Learning of Air Traffic Control Operations

Due to the high cost of training new air traffic control specialists (ATCSs) and the expected increase of new hires in the near future, we need less costly methods to effectively train them.

Mental Engineering - A Significant Contribution to Resilience Engineering in Aviation

Currently, far reaching changes can be noticed at the core of human learning of complex tasks. The share of concrete learning diminishes in favor of digital and virtual learning methods, which offer enormous economical a…

Session 2: Human Factors & Flight Operations

Five presentations are scheduled for this session. This interesting collaboration of broad topics will include training and learning, communication, incorporating cockpit technology for cultural differences, as well as p…

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FAA’s Pilot Training Initiatives and Flight Standard’s Reorganization

Necessary, but not Sufficient: What Flight Training Organisations Teach is No Longer Adequate for a Demanding Market that Needs ‘Captains Out-of-the-Box'

Early 2017 one of the fastest growing low-cost Asian airlines posed a problem to the Aerudite™ consultancy. “We are expanding faster than we can mature our first officers to command.

Session 1 (continued): Advances in Flight Training

This session (split into two segments with a break in-between) will include a total of nine presentations that will cover topics from flight crew selection and promotion to new technology including advances in electronic…

The Optimal Flight Training Experience

Up to 80 percent of those who begin flight training drop out without ever earning a pilot certificate. That’s an alarming and unsustainable statistic for schools, instructors, and the entire aviation industry.

The Electronic Flight Bag Generation

More pilots depend on Electronic Flight Bags for flight planning, charts, weather, airport information, document management, hazard awareness, than ever before.

An Evolution in Regional Airline Training Programs

A brief overview of how Republic Airline training programs are evolving to include our new training center and iPad based products being launched to enhance training for current and future pilots.

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The Evidence-Based Approach to Learning

The aviation industry has focused on assessment of non-technical skills and human factors for decades. The ICAO Doc 9995, the IATA EBT implementation guide, authorities and operators are moving towards an evidence-based …

Energy Safety Management: Mitigating Loss of Control Inflight

Under the new Airman Certification Standards (ACS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated for the first time that private and commercial pilot candidates demonstrate understanding of energy management in…

Pilot Control Design Influences on Pilot Monitoring Effectiveness of Crew Resource Management in Airbus 320 Landings

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of Airbus flight control design on pilot perception of Crew Resource Management (CRM) in the landing phase of flight.

What Factors Affect General Aviation Pilot Adoption of Electronic Flight Bags?

Why do some pilots choose to use electronic flight bags (EFBs) in their flight operations, yet others continue to rely on traditional avionics and paper charts? Does the use of EFBs differ by age, gender, or flight exper…

Session 1: Advances in Flight Training

This session (split into two segments with a break in-between) will include a total of nine presentations that will cover topics from flight crew selection and promotion to new technology including advances in electronic…

The Next Generation Classroom: Transforming Aviation Training with Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality is transforming aviation training by allowing us to bring digital content in our real world with the use of wearable technologies such as Microsoft HoloLens.

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Evolution of UAS policy in the wake of Taylor v. Huerta

The U.S. Court of Appeals recently ruled that the Federal Aviation Administration exceeded their statutory authority in requiring model aircraft and hobbyist UAS operators to register their aircraft in a national databas…

The Application of Shared Leadership in an Aviation Maintenance MTS Environment

The use of a multiteam system (MTS) approach has been proven useful for many organizational environments, notably those that operate in dynamic and demanding surroundings.

A Conceptual Model for a Universal Severity of Emergency Report (USER): An Example in Aviation

In emergency situations, it is important that information be communicated quickly, concisely, and efficiently. Breakdowns can occur when the receiver of the emergency call does not fully understand the information that t…

Simulation Challenges – Student Perception of Air Traffic Control Simulation

In the world of Air Traffic Management, words such as NextGen (NextGeneration) and SESAR (Single European Sky- ATM Research) elicit a sense of excitement or trepidation as to what this means for the world of Air Traffic …

Cruise Missile Integrated Air Defense System Penetration: Modeling the S-400 System

This research determines improved flight-path routes that make maximum utilization of terrain-masking opportunities, and defending radar and missile system equipment performance and launch timing constraints, in order to…

Literature Review: Biomimetic and Conventional Aircraft Wing Tips

This paper is an attempt to summarize the effect of wing tip devices employed by birds, as well as aeronautical engineers in the past to improve the performance characteristics of aircraft.

Effects of System Reliability and Time Pressure on Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Performance and Mental Workload

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are in the midst of aviation’s next generation. UAVs are being utilized at an increasing rate by military and security operations and are becoming widely popular in usage for activities su…

An Evaluation of the Relationships between Collegiate Aviation Safety Management System Initiative, Self-Efficacy, Transformational Safety Leadership and Safety Behavior mediated by Safety Motivation

The study conceptualized Safety Management System (SMS) initiative, self-efficacy, and transformational safety leadership as constructs that relates to safety behavior (measured by safety compliance and safety participat…

The Relationship Between Motivation and Job Preferences in Commercial Aviation Graduates

The current demand for commercial pilots at regional airlines means that graduates of commercial aviation degree programs have the luxury of choosing a particular place of employment post-graduation.

Opening Autonomous Airspace–a Prologue

The proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), and in particular small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), has significant operational implications for the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system of the future.

A Usability Study for Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Flight Planning Applications on Tablet Devices for Ab-initio Pilots

The proliferation of mobile technology has prompted the use of tablet devices in the cockpit and during ground operations in general aviation. Due to the increase in affordable and reliable hardware (i.e.

Airline Quality Rating 2017

The results of the 27th annual national Airline Quality Rating (AQR). The most comprehensive study of the performance quality of the 12 largest airlines in the United States, the AQR is conducted by researchers at the W.…

Professional Pilot Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) EFB Usage, Policies and Reliability

Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) have flooded the aviation industry. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tablets are now commonly used by pilots as EFBs.

As Assessment of Airline Service Quality in a Category One Nation: Focus on Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport

To evaluate airline service quality from passengers’ in a Category One (CAT1) nation. The researchers used quantitative method to evaluate airline quality of service, from passengers’ perspective at Mallam Aminu Kano Int…

Integration of Military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the US National Airspace System: The Relationship Between UAS Accidents and Safety Concerns

The purpose of this study was to discover if a relationship existed between the most common safety concerns and the most common UAS accidents with regards to the integration of military unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into…

Advances in Composite Manufacturing of Helicopter Parts

This study investigates and compares different methods for improving standard autoclave composite manufacturing in order to find suitable approaches to a more efficient composite production.

Integrating Fatigue Management with Safety Management Systems for Commercial Flightcrew Operations

Fatigue remains a significant hazard in commercial aviation and has been a major concern among all stakeholders for decades. This review of the literature explores the current prescriptive structure of the regulatory env…

Estimating Airport Operations at General Aviation Airports Using the FAA NPIAS Airport Categories

The number of annual aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) is a significant concern to both airport owners and operators and to governmental agencies because operations data are one of the most important criteria …

Employing Flight Simulation in the Classroom to Improve the Understanding of the Fundamentals of Instruction among Flight Instructor Applicants

An examination of the gap in the knowledge and understanding of teaching methods that exists in the aviation training industry is examined in this study.

Using Conversation Analysis in Data-Driven Aviation Training with Large-Scale Qualitative Datasets

This paper contributes to a growing body of work related to the Conversation Analytic Role-play Method (CARM) by studying the primary flight instruction environment to create training interventions related to radio commu…

Forecasting the Air Race Classic: Lessons in Interdisciplinary Aviation Weather Support and Decision-Making

The Air Race Classic (ARC) is an all-female Visual Flight Rules air race held each June. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach (ERAU-DB) has had primarily student race teams participate and frequently place …

Competency-Based Training in Aviation: The Impact on Flight Attendant Performance and Passenger Satisfaction

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO, 2017), over one billion tourists traveled the globe in 2016. In spite of this increase of travelers, airlines are faced with declining levels of customer…

Exploration of a Confidence-Based Assessment Tool within an Aviation Training Program

Traditional use of multiple-choice questions reward a student for guessing. This technique encourages rote memorization of questions to pass a lengthy exam, and does not promote comprehensive understanding or subject cor…

Finding the Balance Between Price and Protection: Establishing a Surface-to-Air Fire Risk-Reduction Training Policy for Air-Carrier Pilots

Currently, U.S. air carriers do not provide equipment or training necessary to mitigate the risk posed by surface-to-air fire (SAFIRE) threats.

The Value of a Collegiate FAR Part 141 Jeopardy-Crew Resource Management (CRM)-Simulation Event

This article explores the viability of using a FAR Part 141 collegiate crew resource management (CRM) flight simulator scenario event as a jeopardy event (a graded, syllabus item) in an upper-level professional pilot cur…

Broadening Traditional Aviation Meteorology Education to Support Spaceflight Operations

The purpose of this paper is to examine the expansion of traditional aviation meteorology education necessary to support the growing commercial space-operations industry.