Research papers

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…

Comparing the Distraction of Cell Phone Conversations to In-Person Conversations on a Simulated Commercial Flight

The purpose of the study was to determine the difference in participants’ attention to announcements and compliance with safety behaviors when talking on a cell phone and when talking face-to-face in a simulated commerci…

Flight Simulator Fidelity, Training Transfer, and the Role of Instructors in Optimizing Learning

Simulators have been integrated into flight training at various levels for decades, increasing in utility as they increased in fidelity.

Review of Training Principles for Flight Training in Aircraft or Simulator

In human-performance-driven fields such as the social and behavioral sciences and education, there is a particular risk for a disconnect between current research and applied practice.

SMS Derived vs. Public Perceived Risk in Aviation Technology Acceptance (Literature Review)

Aviation technology progressed from the first airplane flight to landing on the moon in just 63 years with continued progress today. Thus, organizations like commercial airlines and the National Aeronautics and Space Age…

A Validation of the Efficacy of Descriptive Instrumental Collective Case Study Research Methodology for Examining Pilot Cognitive Functioning

The research conducted developed a descriptive understanding of how the cognitive processes of risk assessment, problem solving, and decision making, as well as other supportive processes, are employed by pilots-in-comma…

Commercial Aircraft Electronic Checklists: Benefits and Challenges (Literature Review)

Procedural omissions and errors have been an inherent problem in aviation since 1935 when a B-17 crashed shortly after takeoff to the era of today’s advanced aircraft.

Reliability of Eyewitness Reports to a Major Aviation Accident

There is a paucity of studies on the reliability of eyewitness reports to aviation crashes. We examine witness statements to a widely observed major airline accident to determine if reported accident investigator distrus…