Development of a Training Model for Naval Flight Students

Abstract

The present research effort was directed toward the development of a part-whole flight training model by separating the maneuvers in pre-solo training into component parts by: 1) developing highly detailed descriptions of all maneuvers in pre-solo training; 2) isolating those critical errors within each of the maneuvers; 3) performing two commonality analyses on the maneuvers (one based on similar flight tasks and the other on similar flight errors); and 4) developing inflight/simulator scenarios which could be used to impact upon both flight tasks and pilot errors. The results of this investigation seem to indicate that the scenarios involving continuous control of the aircraft during basic climbs, descents, turns, and straight and level flight and the two discrete task sequences during dirty configuration entry and preparation for break/break turn could impact greatly upon the initial skill requirements needed inflight training.