FLIGHT SIMULATION IN AIR FORCE TRAINING. A KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER EFICIENCY PERSPECTIVE

• Main Author: Alexandru GHEORGHIU
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies 2013-10-01
• Series: Journal of Defense Resources Management
• Subjects: flight simulation; training effectiveness; training transfer
• Online Access: http://journal.dresmara.ro/issues/volume4_issue2/14_gheorghiu.pdf

For decades the issue of training through simulation has been discussed and studied to show its value and importance in fighter pilot training programs. Besides the fact that simulators are less expensive than a real airplane, and eliminate the operational risks that are present in a real flight they bring a significant contribution to the pilot training by their fidelity and realism that they show in such scenarios as in the reality. To measure the efficiency of training transfer from simulator to the aircraft, performance indicators were defined. The purpose of this article is to define these performance indicators and measurement of training transfer within the flight simulator involvement.