Re: Simulators

Donald Talleur (dtalleur_at_uiuc.edu)
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 11:52:20 -0500

I know of no requirement that the performance be the same whether you are
in a simulator vs. an aircraft. (Other than that's the basic way the FAA
tests Airline folks). I think the main issue with general simulator
training is that it produces a high degree of positive transfer to some
in-flight mission goals. To do that one does not necessarily have to
perform the same maneuver or scenario in the simulator. This is the
traditional way of teaching in simulators however; that you do what you're
going to do in the aircraft in the same way in the simulator. There is no
evidence that this is the most effective way to use a simulator. So looking
for the same performance may be the wrong approach. We need to look for the
performance in the simulator that creates the desired effect in the
aircraft. Of course this is easier said than done in many cases.

Don T.

At 08:08 PM 10/23/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Dear Friends,
>
> I'm a Training Development Manager for E-3 Mission Crew members. Over the
>past few years, we've been training under the same philosophy that a
simulator
>can never give you the same performance as an actual flight. I'm a huge
>proponet of sim being our most valuable tool in training crew members to do
>their jobs at a huge cost saving of flying on the jet. My dilema is that
most
>people outside the pilot world disagree that sim can take the place of
flying
>training. I know that most airlines are very heavy on sim training, and
even
>the Air Force has gone that way with the C-17 program. My question is does
>anyone know of any documentation or studies that have been done to prove
that
>performance in the sim is comparative to that in the aircraft.
>
>
>

Donald Anders Talleur
Assistant Aviation Education Specialist
Aviation Reserach Laboratory/ Pilot Training
Institute of Aviation
Willard Airport
217-244-8687 or 217-244-8606