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Moral Development In Pilot Populations, Erica Anne Diels
Moral Development In Pilot Populations, Erica Anne Diels
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
Ethical issues are becoming more commonplace in society today and while most industries are taking steps to improve poor ethical decisions through ethics education, aviation is lagging behind in both understanding of ethical issues inherent to the industry and ethics education. In this study three groups of pilots (students, instructors, and faculty) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are examined in an effort to determine moral development level in terms of P score on the Defining Issues Test 2 (DIT2) and two domain specific additional questions. It was hypothesized that differences would be found between the groups and that the moral development …
The Effect Of Display Design On Pilot Performance In Controlled Flight Into Terrain Scenarios, Jeremy Charles Smith
The Effect Of Display Design On Pilot Performance In Controlled Flight Into Terrain Scenarios, Jeremy Charles Smith
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
New technologies are being developed to prevent the continuing problem of Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) accidents. One such technology, the Synthetic Vision System, seems to hold the solution. While it is readily adapted to the commercial aviation instrument environment, it may not be intuitive enough for the General Aviation private pilot with minimal instrument training. This experiment attempted to examine how pilots of every experience level use and interpret the depiction of synthetic terrain to recognize and avoid potential CFIT situations. The outcome of CFIT was measured against pilot experience and display condition.