The Use of Flight Simulators in Measuring and Improving Training Effectiveness
Published Date: January 1, 1985
This paper studies the value of aircraft simulators as measures of training readiness. Simulator evaluations are analyzed for reserve enlisted crewmen on Navy patrol aircraft. Part-time reservists are found to have very little skill loss over time and perform as well as their full-time counterparts. Experience in the simulator produces substantial increases in subsequent flights and appears to be a useful measures of readiness and a valuable training experience.
