For my part, full flight simulation IS the most valuable tool we have. It
should be used for ANY training if possible. So, if the economics of an
airline or training centre allow, the IDEAL and optimum solution is the
establishment of technical and non-technical behavioral markers as an
"airline crew language", and the application of video-debriefed LOFT in a
FFS, using this language to guide and review.
The instructional design process of AQP, commencing with task analysis of
knowledge, skills and attitudes, provides an excellent starting point.
NASA/UT Line/LOS markers, adapted for an individual airline, provide the
language of training and evaluation, or the necessary "suit" that airline
cockpit crews must wear at work.
If economics do not allow FFS, then of course the next best training tool
is always the best for the circumstances!
John Bent
integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes
At 10:57 AM 6/3/98 PDT, you wrote:
>
>Good Afternoon CRMers -
>
>I'll take this period of quiet on the CRM-DEVEL list to relate some of
>my recent experiences during my most recent trip to the UK. Last month,
>I had the opportunity to attend two very interesting conferences
>sponsored by the Royal Aeronautical Society. One focused on Low Cost
>Simulation and proved to be very challenging with regard to some of my
>long held beliefs about learning in a simulated environment.
>
>Several of the presentations had the effect of turning a long held
>paradigm on it's head. I have long thought that by using the
>Instructional Systems Design (ISD) process we could break required
>knowledge and skills down into their component behaviors and then
>reintegrate them using the Full Flight Simulator (FFS). One of these
>presentations suggested that the FFS was too valuable as a technically
>accurate representation of the aircraft to "waste" it as a task
>integration environment. They went on to describe how a low cost device
>was successfully used as an integration tool.
>
>LOFT is often viewed as an opportunity to integrate technical,
>procedural, and team knowledge and skills. I would be interested in the
>group's thoughts on the role simulation plays in integrating what we
>teach our crews.
>
>Best regards,
>Neil Krey
>neilkrey_at_mail.airmail.net
>http://web2.airmail.net/neilkrey/
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