Research papers

Integration of Aeronautical Knowledge and Safety Management into Flight Operations

• Current trends in rotorcraft accident rates worldwide do not appear to be subsiding• Many factors contribute to this situation• Most important are statistics that point to the human factor

Pilot Cognitive Functioning During Extended, Extreme In-flight Emergencies

Purpose• To develop a detailed, holistic understanding of professional PICs’ experiences of an extended, extreme in-flight emergency, which were successfully overco

Use of Tablet Computers as Electronic Flight Bags in General Aviation

Over the last 20 years, Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) have developed from flightpublication storage devices hosted on modified laptop computers into fully interactive near-avionics-quality navigation equipment based on c…

Campus-based Training in Airborne Atmospheric Research

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) campus in Prescott, Arizona will conduct an aircraft measurement program during Spring Semester 2014 to introduce students in meteorology, aeronautical sciences and other depar…

Assessing the Impact of Interactive Technology on Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Training

The presentation will discuss the current research being conducted by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide’s Fire Science department concerning use of technology-advanced educational software at the Dallas/…

Aimpoint - Airspeed: Approach to Airmanship & Professionalism in Undergraduate Aviation Education

This initiative creates the foundation for airmanship and professionalism in the undergraduate aviation student. Given the projected numbers of pilots required in the next decade, safety education and professionalism mus…

Session C: Innovations in Aviation Training & Development

1. Aimpoint-airspeed: An approach to airmanship and professionalism in undergraduate aviation education.2. Meeting the challenges of aviation education in the 21st century.3.

Session B: Unmanned Aircraft Systems II

1. Unmanned aerial systems: Considerations for commercialization.2. UAS regulation in foreign countries: Alternatives to UAS operations in the United States.3.

UAS Regulation in Foreign Countries: Alternatives to UAS Operations in the United States

Wide range interest in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) across the globe Rapid growth has been stymied in the U.S. due to slow progression of integration and privacy concerns U.S.

Special Interactive Panel Discussion: Unmanned Aircraft Systems I

Current issues of UAS in the United States.

Lunch - Special Lunch Speaker & Discussion

The role of research in the future of higher education.

Impact of human factors for student pilots in approved flight training organizations in Korea

Statistics for aviation accidents in Korea show that the safety level of training flights is high. However, of the accidents that do occur, more than 80% occur due to human factors.

Session A: Human Factors I

1. Aviation consumers base their trust in pilots in part on ethnicity. 2. What do relationships and CRM have in common? 3. The impact of human factors for student pilots in approved flight training organizations in Korea…

Invited Presentation: Flight Research

Loss of Control in Flight, Leading Cause of Passenger Deaths Worldwide

Invited Presentation: Aviation Security & Policy

Issues in Aviation Security and Policy

Welcome & Keynote Presentation

1. Introduction to A3IR-Con 2. Chancellor’s Welcome 3. Conference Moderator & Keynote Introductions

2014 Conference Proceedings - Cover & Contents

Privacy, Restriction, and Regulation Involving Federal, State and Local Legislation: More Hurdles for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Integration?

With the Congressional mandate for the integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) to begin by 2015, significant interest in UAS investment, operations, and research has taken place…

A3IR-CORE at Purdue University: An Innovative Partnership Between Faculty, Students, and Industry

Economic realities have begun to motivate public higher education institutions to reexamine their roles in the overall educational process and the associated funding mechanisms that are extant.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation That Never Was

This article attempts to add to the history of early aviation in the US by focusing on a specific aircraft accident and the context in which it occurred.

Effect of NMB Voting Change on Airline Unionization

In 2010 the National Mediation Board made two significant changes to the application of the Railway Labor Act. Election rules were revised allowing employees to certify a union as their collective bargaining entity if a …

Sensitivity Analysis of Optimum Tutor Staffing Schedule using Discrete Event Simulation

This study utilized the discrete-event simulation (DES) approach to optimize the daily tutor cost for the Unified Tutoring Center, located at the Daytona Beach campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Correlates of Continued Visual Flight Rules (VFR) into Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) General Aviation Accidents

General aviation accidents result in the loss of millions of dollars and hundreds of lives each year. Among these, a fifth are weather related and have an extremely high lethality rate.

Book Review: Understanding the Misunderstandings in Pilot-Controller Dialogue

Misunderstandings in any environment can be detrimental, if not counterproductive, to the intentions, expectations, or objective(s) of any communication, but in complex airspace congested by heavy traffic, pilot-controll…

JAAER Back Issues as of March 2014

Airline Quality Rating 2013

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.

To Regulate or Not: That is the Question

In some ways the discussion over whether an industry should be re-regulated is an academic discussion. With over 30 years of operating as a deregulated aviation industry, it would be a herculean task to change directions…

Back Matter

Editor's Forum

Assessing Safety Culture within a Flight Training Organization

This study was prompted by multiple aircraft hull losses experienced by a multinational, multi-campus flight training organization. A mixed methods study was conducted to assess the attitude and perceptions of the operat…

Vol.22 No.3 Front Matter

Editorial Focus

Private Pilot Progress: Where Do We Fall Down?

This project suggests that we examine training curriculum for areas that need reinforcement. In this study the electronic flight records of sixty-seven participants enrolled in the private pilot curriculum were studied t…

Front Matter Fall 2013 Vol 23 No 1

Front Matter

Spirit Airlines: Achieving a Competitive Advantage Through Ultra-Low Costs

Large losses between 2004 and 2006 brought Spirit Airlines to the verge of failure. With capital infusions from two private equity groups and a new cost focus strategy patterned after Europe's Ryanair, Spirit proclaimed …

The Perceived Benefits of Airbag Systems in General Aviation Aircraft

Airbags have been used in cars for years and are just starting to be developed for used in General Aviation (GA) aircraft but there exists a perception that aircraft airbag systems may be more harmful than beneficial.

A Design for Inspiring Students with Near-Space Exploration

The prevalence of overseas success in engineering education represents a significant threat to the United States. Once the dominant force in advancing technology, the U.S.

Editor's Forum

Predictive Power of English Testing: Training International Flight Students

Due to the impending pilot shortage in Asian countries many prospective students are being sent to the United States to receive their initial flight training.

The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pilot Qualification

One of the major issues facing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) integration into the National Airspace System (NAS) is pilot qualification.

Editor's Forum

Welcome to another issue of the JAAER. We are pleased to share three exciting articles with you. Our first article addresses an interesting issue: what effect do certain variables have on how employees respond to trainin…

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Back Matter

The Wright Lawsuit

While the flights of the Wright brothers over a century ago have enshrined their names in aeronautical history, only slightly less important are the lawsuits brought forth by the brothers in defense of their invention.

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Back Matter

Predicting Impact of Maintenance Resource Management Training Utilizing Individual Difference Variables

Human error has been identified as a leading cause of accidents and incidents in many "high-consequence" industries, such as aviation and medicine.

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Measuring Demand for Access to Regional Airports: An Application of Zero-Inflated Poisson Regression

The demand for access to regional airports is measured by the counts of area navigation (RNA V)/required navigation (RNP) procedures filed in the flight plan and collected by the Federal Aviation Administration's host co…