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A Step Toward Early PC-Based Training That Reduces Risk: The Effects of Practicing an “Instrument Referenced” Skill Pattern on “Visually Referenced” Performance of Beginning Flight Students

A matched pairs design was used to evaluate the effects of instrument referenced skill pattern practice on a Personal Computer-Based Aviation Training Device (PCATD) on beginning flight student performance in the field (…

Yield Management in the Airline Industry

"This is it! This is a shot across our bow! If we don't invent a way to deal with (yield management), we're history!" - Donald Burr, Former CEO of People's Express.

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Application of Low Speed Wind Tunnels in Teaching Basic Aerodynamics

Undergraduate programs that include one or more courses on basic aerodynamics, including those that are introductory to undergraduate engineering programs, can benefit from the use of low speed wind tunnels.

Invasive Iguanas as Airstrike Hazards at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Green iguanas are large lizards exotic to Puerto Rico, but abundant around Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) in metropolitan San Juan, where we assessed their potential as an airstrike hazard.

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In Search of Collegiate Flight “Education”

"The goal of most college flight programs is not to produce general aviation pilots, but rather professional pilots who also attain AA/BS degree-related life skills," wrote one professor [emphases his].

Lightning Strikes on Commercial Aircraft: How the Airlines Are Coping

The hazard posed by lightning strikes is an important issue in commercial aviation. Extensive research into methods for coping with lightning strikes has been continuing for many years.

Low-Level Windshear and Its Impact on Airlines

The hazards posed by low-level windshear are an important issue in commercial aviation. Extensive research into methods for coping with low-level windshear has been continuing for many years.

Farewell Comrade

The man in the coffin, the body in the coffin, was not he. For one thing, he needed a cigar. Those thin, colorless lips clamped tightly together would have told me he was dead even if all the other clues had been absent.…

Perceived Importance of the Visual Cues to the Timing of the Landing Flare

One of the first obstacles that confront student pilots is the landing flare. Of special concern is the initial decrease in rate of descent, also known as the leveloff.

In-Flight Separation of Vertical Stabilizer — American Airlines Flight 587

American Airlines 587 (A300-605R) Belle Harbor, NY, November 12, 2001 — 265 fatalities. Investigation of the post-takeoff in-flight breakup of American 587 over Belle Harbor.

Cockpit System Situational Awareness Modeling Tool

This project explored the possibility of predicting pilot situational awareness (SA) using human performance modeling techniques for the purpose of evaluating developing cockpit systems.

Airline Quality Rating 2004

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria.

Effective viscosity of grease ice in linearized gravity waves

Grease ice is an agglomeration of disc-shaped ice crystals, named frazil ice, which forms in turbulent waters of the Polar Oceans and in rivers as well.

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Adaption and Innovation in Flight Training - The Benefits of Cognitive Diversity

This article highlights how differences in cognitive style paradigms, according to Adaption-Innovation (A-I) Theory, can have a positive impact in a flight training environment.

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The Most Valuable Aspects of an Airline Flight Operations Internship: The Perceptions of Former Interns

A large number of collegiate Aviation institutions throughout the United States maintain an airline flight operations internship program.

Aeromedical Issues in Diabetic Aviators

Diabetes mellitus is a common disease that poses a serious health and safety threat to civilian aviators. Complications secondary to diabetes can be severe and result in sudden incapacitation.

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An Overview of the Demise of NASA’s High Speed Research Program

In February 1998 NASA's High Speed Research Program (HSR) was cancelled without fan fare or press announcement. The principal effect of this announcement was to immediately end the research and development that was in pr…

Libelle Self-Contained Anti-G Ensemble: Overcoming Negative Transfer

G-suits have changed over the years since Dr. Wilbur Franks invented the first anti-g suit. For the past decade the United States Air Force has been using the Combat Edge ensemble and the associated L-1 straining maneuve…

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Training Levels and Methodologies for Glass Cockpit Training in Collegiate Aviation

Modern commercial aircraft use extremely complex and sophisticated flight instrumentation systems that present training concerns for the aviation industry and collegiate aviation programs.

Quality in Airline Safety: Quality Methods and Tools Are Needed to Manage New Directions

Approximately 650 million people fly on U.S. certificated air carriers annually (Department of Transportation: Federal Aviation Administration, 2003).

Error and Threat Detection: A Review and Evaluation of Current Literature

The present project provides a comprehensive review of the literature related to threat and error detection. Although there are current models for understanding the concepts of error and threat, little is known about how…

Agate Outcomes Analysis: Using the Foundation for SATS

This study explored the policy implications of a specific jointly funded government-industry-academic research and development initiative on future planning.

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Collision Avoidance in Traffic Patterns - Time, Flying Tasks and Visual Scanning

Conducting traffic pattern and landing training at non-towered airports presents an instructor and student a challenging environment. The training must be effective in all aspects of the maneuvering and landing and at th…

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Human Factors Issues of the Aircraft Checklist

Formal checklists have been used in aircraft since before World War II. As aircraft developed and became more and more complicated, the checklist became more important.

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In-Flight Icing and How Airlines Are Coping

The hazards posed by in-flight icing are an important issue in commercial aviation. Extensive research into methods for coping with in-flight icing has been continuing for many years.

Publishing Aviation Research: A Literature Review of Scholarly Journals

The importance of the aviation industry's socio-economic impact, domestically and globally, cannot be denied. In light of this and, as aviation continues to evolve as an academic field of study, post-secondary institutio…

A Comparative Study of Collegiate Aviation Students and Business Students Related to Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Preferences

There has been limited research to date that addresses the difference, if any, between students who choose the various fields of aviation as a major, and those who choose other majors, particularly business.

Existing and Potential In-Flight Entertainment Transmission Systems - Strengths and Weaknesses

In-flight entertainment is likely to greatly expand its content over the next few years, mirroring changes that are occurring in terrestrial digital entertainment and communication systems.

Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report: Volume One

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board's independent investigation into the February 1, 2003, loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew lasted nearly seven months.

Beyond Aviation Human Factors

Airline Quality Rating 2003

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria.

Proceedings of the Second NASA Aviation Safety Program Weather Accident Prevention Review

The Second NASA Aviation Safety Program (AvSP) Weather Accident Prevention (WxAP) Annual Project Review held June 5-7, 2001, in Cleveland, Ohio, presented the NASA technical plans and accomplishments to the aviation comm…

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A Dialogue on the Demise of Collegiate Aviation Programs

When I heard of the email correspondence between Dr. Foster and Professor Smith, I approached them with the proposal to publish their dialogue about Professor Smith's piece on the demise of collegiate aviation programs S…

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