In a study to determine whether the use of a synthetic helicopter flight training device would improve the subsequent primary flight performance of trainees at the U. S. Army Primary Helicopter School, two groups were trained to 'fly' a captive helicopter mounted on a ground effects machine. The device had the approximate handling characteristics of a free-flying vehicle, yet it allowed the trainees to obtain 'aeronautical experience' not otherwise possible at their level of training. It was found that the device-trained subjects, when compared with non-device-trained controls, were significantly less likely to be eliminated from subsequent primary helicopter training for reasons of flight skills deficiency. Further, measures of relative performance during primary flight training indicated the device-trained group soloed the helicopter earlier and made better flight grades during the pre-solo phase of training than did the controls. Implications of the device concepts investigated in this study are illustrated. (Author)
Helicopter Trainee Performance Following Synthetic Flight Training
1966
18 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Helicopter trainee performance following synthetic flight training
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