Aviation research, sourced & cited.

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 6:00 to 6:30pm

Exhibits, Networking, & ERAU VR-Lab Tours

Session Close

Personal Safety Culture: A New Measure for General Aviation Pilots

Safety culture has been a subject of research for over three decades and is now widely accepted as a critical component of organizational safety programs both domestically and internationally.

Effects of Lighting and Noise on Performance and Situation Awareness in an Air Traffic Control Task

Work environment influences an individual’s performance and situation awareness (SA). This study aims to investigate the effects of lighting and noise levels on performance and situation awareness in an air traffic contr…

A Human-Systems Approach to Proactively Managing Risk through Training in an Evolving Aviation Industry

The Aviation industry is rapidly evolving through increased automation on the flight deck, new air traffic control tools and procedures, and expanded applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

Session 7: Safety Management Systems Integration

Safety Management Systems Integration is becoming an area that is receiving a lot of attention. In this session, presenters will discuss how to proactively identify errors and risks, safety culture in general aviation, a…

Human Factors Evaluation of Laptops as a Technical Data Repository in Aircraft Maintenance

Digital technology is employed more and more in society for both personal and professional use. Specifically, laptops and tablets are used in diverse environments in a variety of capacities.

UAS Maintenance: A Critical Component in Maintaining Airworthiness

Over the last several decades, the notion of traditional aircraft design has significantly changed. While there are many modern aircraft that resemble earlier models, their components, systems, and overall architecture h…

Enhancing Aviation Maintenance Training Using Scenario-based Education

Aviation maintenance technician training programs primarily utilize general aviation equipment. Most graduates in the current demand-driven environment are taking positions with air carriers and MRO’s.

Session 6: Aviation Maintenance

This session covers a topic area that is new to NTAS. In this session, presenters will discuss automation in maintenance, scenario-based training, and maintenance for UAS.

Break

An Examination of Online Discussions in Higher Education: Leveraging Technology to Increase Learner Engagement and Collaboration

The online learning environment continues to evolve, seeking to meet the needs of students and researchers alike. The role of discussion boards in this process, however, continues to be an area of concern and research, p…

Writing, Developing, and Publishing Your Aviation Book

As the aviation industry faces a projected shortage of aviation professionals internationally, it is increasingly important to guide and support the next generation on their path towards competence.

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

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.

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…

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.