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Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-96/8

Title and Subtitle: Qualification guidelines for personal computer-based aviation training devices: instrument rating, ADA306206

Report Date: February 1996

Authors: Williams K., and Blanchard R.

Abstract: This is a report of the analytical development of qualification guidelines for Personal Computer-based aviation training devices (PCATDs) for use in instrument flight training. The report includes a task analysis of instrument flight tasks, along with baseline and task-specific guidelines that were developed as a result of the analysis. In addition a PCATD qualification tool is presented in the appendix for use in approving a Part 141 flight school curriculum that incorporates a PCATD for use as a ground training aid. The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with an understanding of the process and reasoning behind the development of the PCATD qualification guidelines.

Key Words: Personal Computer-Based Aviation, Training Devices, Flight Training, Psychology, Memory, Applied Psychology

No. of Pages: 73