Simulator Design Features for Carrier Landing. I. Performance Experiments.

Abstract
The effects of twelve factors on carrier landing performance in the Visual Technology Research Simulator (VTRS) at the Naval Training Equipment Center (NTEC), Orlando, Florida, were investigated in a series of three experiments. Subjects for the experiment were experienced naval aviators. The purpose was to determine and rank order the sizes of effects, identify factors having no effect, and to obtain information for making decisions about future transfer-of-training studies. Results generally showed small to null effects for equipment factors although several had statistically reliable effects. As the display and simulator factors were manipulated over a wide range of interest representing expensive vs. inexpensive simulation options, the implication is that simulation for carrier landing skill maintenance and transition training for experienced pilots does not require the highest levels of fidelity for these features. Simulator requirements for training at the undergraduate level are currently being examined.

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