Research papers

Early Evening Session: Graduate/Faculty/Industry Poster Competition

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Training and Education: Presentation: Aviation Management Education Study (AMES): Two Years in Review

The Aviation Management Education Study (AMES) is a longitudinal effort consisting of a series of research papers covering various facets of aviation education as it pertains to managers in the field and hiring of indust…

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Training and Education: Presentation: Degree Program Capstones: Applicability and Effectivenes

Degree Program Capstones: Applicability and Effectiveness For many years, educational institutions have been using a Capstone experience as a means of documenting student performance and assessing degree programs.

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Training and Education: Presentation: Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Simulation on Flight Training

Factors affecting the effectiveness of simulation on flight training. Jennah C. Perry and Jonathan M. Gallimore Flight simulation is commonly used to enhance flight training.

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Integration and Development of Virtual Reality/Simulation

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: GSIS Symposium: UAS Collaboration & Research Opportunities: Panelist

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: The Evolution and Future of the Aircraft Maintenance Industry: Presentation: Hindrances to SMS Implementation in Aviation Maintenance Organizations

In the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Flight Plan, published for fiscal years 2009-2013, the FAA documents the promotion of Safety Management Systems (SMS) as one of its goals.

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: The Evolution and Future of the Aircraft Maintenance Industry: Panelists

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: Virtual Poster Presentations

02. American Aviation Consumers' Willingness to Fly While the Pilot Monitoring Performs Non-Flight Activities during Cruise Flight

03. American Public Opinion on Willingness to Fly with the Presence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the National Airspace

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: Diversity & Its Impact on an Industry-wide Employment Shortage

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: GSIS Symposium: UAS Tomorrow

Mid Day Concurrent Session: Research & Industry (RIO)

02. Complacency: The Rise of Demise of Drones

04. Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS)

21. Are Children on Airplanes Safe Using Restraint Systems Designed for Adults?

20. A Qualitative Analysis of the Current Air Traffic Control Safety Climate

22. The Effects of Pilot Shortage on the Industry

23. Flight Training for Benefits, Past Present and Future: an Examination of the Government's Involvement with the Development and Revision of the GI Bill Flight Training

25. Eagle Aero Sport - Embry-Riddle Student-Built Aircraft

24. Investigation of Contra-Rotating Propulsion on Human-Powered Aircraft

26. Team Eagle Wingsuit Research Results

16. A Comeback for the Combi Carrier

15. Anti-Ice: Thermally Heated or Hydrophobic Materials?

07. Autonomous Satellite Recovery Vehicle (Rocket-Deployed Quad-Rotor)

13. The Analysis of Atmospheric Sensory Data Obtained from a Weather Balloon System

18. Creating a Multi-Factor Index to Model Within the US Airline Industry

19. A Concept Model for Assessing Frequent Flyer Survey Data

03. SHARP UAS - Supersonic High Atmosphere Remotely Piloted Unmanned Aerial System

08. Suborbital Spaceflight: A Student Team's Plan to Send a Rocket to Space

11. High-Powered Rocket: Legacy

27. Ultralight Turbine-less Jet Engines

17. Computational Modeling of Boundary Layer Control and Drag Reduction

28. Nova Track - A Hyperloop Competition Project

06. Society of Women Engineers NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

A3iR Con 2016 Lead-off Concurrent Session: Business & Corporate Aviation

A3iR Con 2016 Lead-off Concurrent Session: GSIS Symposium: UAS Today

Judging Airline Pilots’ Performance With and Without an Assessment Model: A Comparison Study of the Scoring of Raters From Two Different Airlines

Various models have been suggested to assess the performance of airline pilots. However, the influence of a model on assessors’ scoring remains largely unexplored.

Economic Interrelationships and Impacts of the Aviation/Aerospace Industry in the State of Florida Using Input-Output Analysis

The study provided a detailed description of the interrelatedness of the aviation and aerospace industry with principal industries in Florida and Volusia County (VC) using Input-Output (IO) analysis.

Book Review: High G Flight - Physiological Effects and Countermeasures

This review provides insight on the content and a review of the quality of the recent release of High G Flight - Physiological Effects and Countermeasures from Ashgate Publications.

Examining How Breakdowns in Pilot Monitoring of the Aircraft Flight Path

Aircraft accident and incident data reveal that serious safety consequences can arise when flight crewmembers fail to properly monitor the aircraft flight path.

Bio-Fuel Alternatives in South African Airways (SAA) Operations - Is it an Effective Response to Vulnerability over Carbon Taxes and Penalty?

The paper did a comparative analysis of the carbon emission and European Union Emission Trading Surcharges (EU ETS) of South African Airways (SAA) current fleet that used aviation jet A1 fuel and the same fleet if it had…

Atmospheric Weather Balloon for Near Space Research

Atmospheric Weather Balloon for Near Space Research The Society for S.P.A.C.E. has been working on the development of a weather balloon that will reach a height of 80 to 100 thousand feet and will collect data from the a…

Low Fidelity Flight Simulation in Collegiate Aviation

Aviation college pilot training programs, lessons and exercises contain portions that do not require training in sophisticated and highly expensive full flight simulators and flight training devices (FTD) with high fidel…

Microcontrollers in the Aviation Classroom

Modern commercial aircraft are increasingly dependent on digital technologies that detect sensor data and pilot control movements, interpret them, and then issue appropriate control signals to remote motors that move con…

Aviation Security Impacts of Meteorological and Climatic Disruption

Commercial and military flight operations are frequently imperiled or disrupted by meteorological conditions. Severe weather events and climate-related factors create aviation security impacts on airport siting and relia…

Unlocking the Mysteries of Flight: From the Top Down

Traditionally, principles of flight are taught from the bottom-up. That is, we start by examining underlying causes (properties of air) and later move up to top consequences (aircraft performance).

Assessing the Commercial Aviation Impact of the Year 2000 Open Skies Agreements between the United States and African Countries with Longstanding Flights

The U.S. started a comprehensive campaign towards Open Skies agreement in 1992. The major benefits of Open sky agreement are reported to include increase of passenger and cargo volume between partners.

Thinking Rather than Panicking about the Current Drone Threat

Originally titled "UAS Threats in Sport Venues," the authors opted to expand their focus to better to all threats from UASs, and to encourage better preparation for and responses to such threats.