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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2026 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
The Decision of US Airlines to Diversify the Flight Deck: Perceptions of Collegiate Flight Students
The United States (US) airline industry is struggling to find enough commercial pilots and to diversify a profession that has the reputation of historically being male and white.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Smoke, fire, and fumes without the smoke and fire: An emergency checklist for fumes
According to a published review of online fume event databases, U.S. airlines report an average of 5.3 oil/hydraulic fluid fume events per day.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
The Diversification of the US Airline Pilot Career Field: Perceptions of Collegiate Flight Students.
There will be a tremendous need for commercial pilots over the next ten years. To maintain a pipeline of pilots, a US airline announced a diversity initiative in March 2021 to operate their own flight school with the goa…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Aircraft Energy Management: A Best Practice for Integrating Safety and Efficiency
Aircraft Energy Management: A Best Practice for Integrating Safety and Efficiency The airplane is the quintessential energy system, constantly transforming, transferring, distributing, storing, and exchanging various for…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 ERAU Conference paper
Pilot Selection Research Gaps: What We Do and Don't Know About "The Right Stuff"
Ever since the commencement of high-powered flight, pilot selection has been a crucial process within military, general, and commercial aviation.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 ERAU Conference paper
Challenges and Implications of UAS Integration into Bridge and Rail Inspections: Recent State DOT Experiences
The presentation will review the results of the UAS research initiative conducted by Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) in collaboration with the UMass Transportation Center.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Holographic Micro-simulations to Enhance Aviation Training with Mixed Reality
Mixed reality technologies present a new medium, a new paradigm of augmented reality, where for the first time we have the ability to take the analog world and superimpose digital training artifacts and create a ‘mixed r…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Conference paper
Airline Pilot Supply and Pilot Experience
A well-trained and highly skilled pilot is the most important safety feature of any airline flight. Since 2010 there have been no passenger fatalities on board an airline aircraft in the United States.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2015 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
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.