Aviation research, sourced & cited.

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Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons

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7 matches · Embry-Riddle Scholarly CommonsPilot Training

Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2024 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)

Identifying Aircraft Damage Mitigating Factors with Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): An Evidence-Based Approach to Rule-Making for Pilot Training Schools

Recent pilot shortages have brought pilot training into focus as the industry attempts to rectify a compounding problem. The FAA has implemented some recent rule-making regarding pilot training that has left the General …
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)

Enhancing Pilot Training Through Virtual Reality: Recognizing and Mitigating Aviation Visual and Vestibular Illusions

Aviation illusions, arising from sensory misinterpretations, can lead to critical pilot errors. The study aims to evaluate VR training's efficacy in recognizing and managing these illusions.
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2022 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Simulations for Civilian, Ab Initio Pilot Training

Aviation training in the immersive Virtual Reality (VR) world has the power to overcome physical constraints, presenting cues and stimuli that would not be available in flight, nor in a two-dimensional (2D) environment.
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2021 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)

Can Backward-Chained, Ab-Initio Pilot Training Decrease Time to First Solo?

Flight simulation has made progressively significant inroads into pilot training at all levels of a pilot’s career – typically starting with training for the Instrument rating in light aircraft and concluding with Type C…
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 ERAU Conference paper

Pilot Qualifications and Training in UAS Air Carrier Operations

Integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system (NAS) is a high priority for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 ERAU Conference paper

Improving Assessments and Evaluations of Pilots in Collegiate Aviation Programs

The purpose of the proposed study is to improve assessments and evaluation techniques of student pilots in collegiate aviation programs.
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper

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.