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Flight Operational Quality Assurance For University Aviation Operations, Lauren Vala Apr 2011

Flight Operational Quality Assurance For University Aviation Operations, Lauren Vala

Purdue Polytechnic Directed Projects

The ability to use quantitative, objective flight data in order to improve training and operations has dramatically changed in the last decade. By taking advantage of hundreds of sensor collecting digital data on single engine aircraft, the use of Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) programs become more feasible for non-airline operations. With the integration of FOQA data use into university aviation operations, multiple opportunities exist for a complete utilization of this data in a variety of applications.

There are many barriers to overcome during implementation and use of FOQA data in the training environment. The goals and efforts of university …