Retention Rate of the Human Performance Course in Flight Training

Abstract

Verbatim from Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons. Not paraphrased, not summarized.

Pilots are obliged to accurately assess a situation that poses a risk to flight safety and take the necessary corrective action. The theoretical knowledge in flight training is essential to accomplish this. The objective of the study is to ascertain the retention rate of the human performance (HP) course and to determine the necessity of refresher training. Sixteen questions were prepared for pre- and post-tests about the atmosphere, hypoxia and hyperventilation, barotrauma, and spatial disorientation. After completion of the pre-test, participants were instructed to watch the online training video covering the same HP subjects, and finally, a post-test was administered to evaluate the achievement of the training. Seventy-five percent or higher scores were accepted as successful. Thirty-three pilots participated in this study. The mean score of the post-test was higher than the pre-test (p < 0.001). Sixty-three percent of the pilots were successful in the pre-test, and the success rate increased to 87.9% in the post-test (p = 0.011). This study demonstrated that human performance refresher training will be beneficial to increase the retention rate of essential information in flight physiology and will contribute to aviation safety.

Authors

• Avcı, Ahmet Uğur, M.D. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Ercan, Erdinç, M.D. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Keywords

• Flight Training
• Flight Physiology Training
• Human Performance
• Hypoxia
• and Spatial Disorientation
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Medical Education