Identifying Individual Factors Which Impact Student Learning in a Desktop Flight Training Simulator

Abstract

With expected global growth in air transport demand and forecasted shortage of pilots, there is a need for faster and cheaper flight training. A range of protocols was used to assess factors such as student’s emotional state, adaptive performance, and situational awareness as possible predictors of flight performance based on the influence of these factors on student flight performance conducted using a Personal Computer-based Aviation Training Devices (PCATD). Factor analysis and regression models were used to identify how these factors related to student performance during a visual flight conducted using a desktop simulator and our findings demonstrated some influence of adaptive performance, emotional state, and situation awareness upon student flight scores.

Authors

• Ryley, Tim Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Carim Junior, Guido Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• McBroom, James Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Marques, Elvira Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Campbell, Chris Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Ike, Nnenna Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Keywords

• Flight training
• Simulator
• Desktop Training Device
• Student pilot
• Management and Operations