For years we have looked at the pilot, and, have decided among ourselves that the more a simulator looks, feels and smells like an aircraft the more capable a training device it will be. We have made great leaps forward in computer, visual and motion system technology, and convinced ourselves of the great future of aircrew training devices. However, somewhere along the way we forgot to convince the pilot. This paper looks at the last 20 years in the simulator world. It looks 'back through the microscope' from the pilot's point of view. The accusation is that we have 1) overestimated the simulator's capabilities; 2) failed to plan adequately for its use; 3) overemphasized fidelity in the place of training capability; and 4) overcomplicated these devices by tyring to incorporate too many 'whistles and bells'. The basic recommendation is that we as developers, buyers, and managers of aircrew training programs might better serve the pilot's and our needs if we did a better job looking at the simulator as part of a total training program rather than as an end in itself.
The view from the other end of the microscope or I'D rather be flying
Der Blick durch das andere Ende des Mikroskops, oder: ich wuerde lieber fliegen
1983
4 Seiten
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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