This report has been reviewed and cleared for open publication and/or public release by the appropriate Office of Information (01) in accordance with AFR 190-17 and DoDD 5230.9. There is no objection to unlimited distribution of this report to the public at large, or by DDC to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).This technical report has been reviewed and is approved. This was a ist effort to incorte a ful nisien inuor into mano od jilot trug I mea Seveul problem area were kdentife which must be solvd before fMl smooe an be adiened rame amu pobbir Should be relvat to applcatin of othe ful nismon inmintoua in other trailin progaa In S&Mian ASLJff defilencies were Idetifed. umkmlb II SUMMARY ProbemThe primary objective of this exploratory study was to investigate the utility of the Advanced Simulator for Undergraduate Pilot Training (ASUPT) as a full mission simulator in the basic phase of Air Force undergraduate pilot training (UPT). Secondary objectives included identification of problem areas in using a full mission simulator, equipment problem, and the effectiveness of simulator platform motion in UPT. AppmechA sample of eight UPT subjects were given simulator training to a satisfactory level in all flight skill areas of training induded in the basic phase of UPT; four were trained using simulator platform motion and four without. Following this, the students completed training in T-37 aircraft. The average performance of this .group was compared with the average performance of a sample of eight students trained using the regular UPT syllabus. Estimates of training transfer and training effectiveness ratios were computed. In addition, problems occurring during the conduct of the study were documented. ResultsTraining transfer estimates for all major training areas were as follows: Advanced Contact, 4%; Formation, 13%; Navigation, 13%; Instruments, 38%; Basic and Presolo, 45%; with an overall average of 23%. Training effectiveness ratios were computed for the same areas of training and were as follows, respectively: 0.11, 1.00, 0.24, 0.52, 0.60, and 0.48 overall. No differences in performance were observed between subjects trained using platform motion and those trained without the use motion. A comparison of average aircraft check ride scores for instruments and contact flight revealed that the experimental group performed significantly better on the contact check ride. A summary of student and instructor opinions revealed a number of advantages and problems in the use of the simulator. A finding of particular significance was that if a full mission simulator is to be incorporated into a training program, the syllabus must be planned to provide maximum flexibility in both aircraft and academic scheduling. ConclusionsA sophisticated T-37 flight simulator provides a potential for effectively reducing flying requirements for major training areas in the T-37 UPT syllabus. While the sample sizes were too small for high confidence conclusions, there was no evidence in this study that platform motion in...

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