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Flight simulators cost less to operate than do aircraft; estimates range from 5 to 20 percent. Many studies have shown that skills learned in flight simulators can be performed successfully in aircraft, i.e., the use of flight simulators for training purposes saves flight time. The critical issue is whether the amount of flight time saved by the use of simulators is worth their cost. The cost-effectiveness of flight simulators for training has been demonstrated only in a few recent studies which report that the procurement cost of simulators can be amortized in a few years. Current R and D about flight simulators centers about the need for motion and wide angle visual display systems. Flight simulators have achieved their greatest use by the military so far in undergraduate flight training. Their greatest potential for future savings lies in transition and continuation training which account for the major costs of military flying. Consistent methods of data collection and cost estimating, not now available, are needed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative flight training programs, including the use of various types of simulators, part-task trainers, new instructional strategies, and the like. The report provides a preliminary cost model which identifies the data needed to develop cost estimates for use in cost-effectiveness analyses of flight training.
Flight simulators cost less to operate than do aircraft; estimates range from 5 to 20%. Many studies have shown that skills learned in flight simulators can be performed successfully in aircraft, i. e., the use of flight simulators for training purposes saves flight time. The critical issue is whether the amount of flight time saved by the use of simulators is worth their cost. The cost-effectiveness of flight simulators for training has been demonstrated only in a few recent studies which report that the procurement cost of simulators can be amortized in a few years. Current R/D about flight simulators centers about the need for motion and wide angle visual display systems. Flight simulators have achieved their greatest use by the military so far in undergraduate flight training. Their greatest potential for future savings lies in transition and continuation training which account for the major costs of military flying. Consistent methods of data collection and cost estimating, not now available, are needed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative flight training programs, including the use of various types of simulators, part-task trainers, new instructional strategies, and the like. The report provides a preliminary cost model which identifies the data needed to develop cost estimates for use in cost-effectiveness analyses of flight training.
Oil economics and military weapons sophistication have increased the need to provide simulated aircraft training. The results of flight simulation utilzation by the commercial airlines, analysis of effectiveness realized by using simulators to supplement military training, and outlines of methodologies for measuring and improving cost-effectiveness of these systems are included in this thesis.
The use of flight simulators, computer-based instruction and maintenance training simulators for training is evaluated on the basis of their effectiveness and cost. Flight simulators are cost-effective, compared to the use of aircraft, for training; so are maintenance training simulators compared to actual equipment trainers. Computer-based instruction is as effective as conventional instruction; comparable cost data are not yet available, so one cannot say whether it is also cost-effective. These three methods of training are not more effective than the methods to which they were compared, except for small improvements in a few cases.
Oil economics and military weapons sophistication have increased the need to provide simulated aircraft training. The results of flight simulation utilzation by the commercial airlines, analysis of effectiveness realized by using simulators to supplement military training, and outlines of methodologies for measuring and improving cost-effectiveness of these systems are included in this thesis.