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

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).

The Captive Helicopter as a Training Device
The Captive Helicopter as a Training Device

Author: Paul W. Caro

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Published: 1968

Total Pages: 62

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The research objective was to determine the effectiveness of a new device concept for helicopter contact flight training and the usefulness of such a device for predicting performance during subsequent flight training. The device was a commercially available captive helicopter attached to a ground effects machine. Two experimental groups of trainees received 3 1/4 or 7 1/4 hours of device training prior to primary helicopter training. In comparison with control groups, both device trained groups (a) were significantly less likely to be eliminated from subsequent flight training for reasons of flying deficiency; (b) required less flight training to attain the proficiency required to solo the helicopter; and (c) received higher grades during early training. Trainees who performed well on the training device tended to perform well during subsequent flight training. Instructors using devices such as this one need not be proficient in the helicopter used for subsequent flight training. (Author).