Prediction of Success in Army Aviation Training

Prediction of Success in Army Aviation Training PDF

Author: Harry Kaplan

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Published: 1965

Total Pages: 88

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Research programs were conducted involving the experimental testing of 2000 enlisted men, 1200 officers, and 1200 ROTC cadets. At the start of the program, major attention was given to development and evaluation of measures to select enlisted personnel for rotary wing training, including preflight (OCS- type) training to prepare graduates for warrant officer commissioning. A number of interim test batteries, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing, were developed and operationally implemented. In 1963, recommendation was made for the consolidation of the separate selection procedures into a comprehensive program. The report summarizes the important stages in the separate fixed-wing and rotary-wing research and the more recent effort by which results were integrated in the development of a comprehensive selection program.

Evaluation of the Army Fixed-wing Aptitude Battery in Selection for ROTC Flight Training

Evaluation of the Army Fixed-wing Aptitude Battery in Selection for ROTC Flight Training PDF

Author: Harry Kaplan (Of the U.S. Army Personnel Research Office)

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Published: 1968

Total Pages: 0

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The Army ROTC Flight Instruction Program was authorized by regulation in 1956 in order to provide basic ground and in-flight fundamentals to meet minimum requirements of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) and to qualify students for FAA private pilot certification. The objective was to create a reserve pool of qualified pilots who can be utilized in the event of a national emergency. ROTC flight training may further serve as a selection device and as useful preparation for the Active Army's flight training programs. The Army Fixed-Wing Aptitude Battery, AFWAB-1, was administered experimentally to samples of students applying for ROTC flight instruction during the years 1956-57, 1957-58, and 1958-59. The battery was then evaluated for effectiveness in discriminating between successful and unsuccessful trainees. On the basis of this research, AFWAB-1 was adopted for ROTC use in 1961.

A System of Flight Training Quality Control and Its Application to Helicopter Training

A System of Flight Training Quality Control and Its Application to Helicopter Training PDF

Author: John O. Duffy

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Published: 1963

Total Pages: 60

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In order to provide a system that would enable the Army to evaluate-objectively and contin uously-the quality of its primary helicopter training, work was initiated on a quality control system to be applied to the flight training course at the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School (USAPHS), Camp Wolters, Tex. (now Fort Wolters). This report describes the manner in which the concepts and principles of quality control were applied at the USAPHS. The quality control sys tem herein described is characterized by: (1) Comprehensive and consistent testing of students' flight proficiency, (2) Accurate and equitable evaluation of the efficiency of training per sonnel, (3) A high degree of uniformity of flight-check procedures and scoring practices, and (4) Objective and detailed school standards by which individual students or classes may be evaluated. The Quality Control Program has been adopted by the USAPHS and has provided a satis factory solution to the problems of monitoring the flight training of Army primary helicopter students. Formal quality control methods may be applied profitably to a great variety of train ing programs. The basic prerequisites to their successful application are (1) a clear, detailed statement of the objectives of the training pro gram; and (2) the conscientious application of valid, reliable, and comprehensive proficiency measures reflecting the training objectives. (Author).

Evaluation of Synthetic Instrument Flight Training in the Officer, Warrant Officer Rotary Wing Aviator Course

Evaluation of Synthetic Instrument Flight Training in the Officer, Warrant Officer Rotary Wing Aviator Course PDF

Author: Robert N. Isley

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Published: 1968

Total Pages: 58

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The objective was to determine the training value of synthetic instrument flight training given in the Tactical Instrument Phase of the Army's Officer/Warrant Officer Rotary Wing Aviator Course. Synthetic training in that course is administered in a modified fixed wing instrument training device. One group of trainees received the standard 20-hour synthetic instrument flight training program, a second group received 10 hours, and a third group received no synthetic training. The synthetic training given in the modified fixed wing training device did not increase trainee helicopter instrument flight proficiency in terms of aircraft control and procedural skills. In addition, there were no significant differences among the three groups in attrition, instructor-assigned daily grades, amount of flight instructional time required to complete the phase, and final checkride grades. (Author).

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