EFFECTS OF GROUND TRAINER USE ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES OF STUDENTS IN PRIVATE PILOT TRAINING

Student pilots receiving all instruction in an aircraft and student pilots who received a portion of their flight training in a ground trainer were compared in terms of flying proficiency, psychological (anxiety) states during training, and certain physiological measures. Pilot performance appeared to be equal in both groups, as measured by objective ratings and check-pilot observations. There was no evidence that student pilot anxiety was differentially influenced by these two training procedures, although anxiety did vary as a function of the type of flight (dual, solo, evaluation). There were some trends in the physiological data to suggest slightly more favorable conditions in the ground trainer. No contraindications to ground trainer use were evident.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, P.O. Box 25082
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73125
• Authors:
  • Smith, R C
  • Melton, CEJ
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Alternatives analysis; Anxiety; Civil aviation; Flight simulators; Flight training; Learning; Personnel performance; Physiological stress; Test procedures; Training aircraft; Training devices
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airborne; Training planes
• Old TRIS Terms: Performance human
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133375
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-AM-76-2
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 13 2003 12:00AM