A New Research Model for Higher Risk ACTIVITES Applied to the Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft for Data Gathering Operations

Using virtual reality for dynamic learning: an extended technology acceptance model

“…In education, the TAM has been utilized to assess behavioral intent to use e-learning tools (Gong et al 2004 ; Park 2009 ). The TAM has not been widely used to explain the intention to use technology in an aviation environment, although the applications where it has been utilized are diverse (Lu et al 2009 ; Myers and Truong 2020 ; Richardson et al 2019 ). The use of the TAM for VR has received little attention as the technology is quite new, but researchers are starting to explore the technology in different contexts (Chang et al 2018 ; Manis and Choi 2018 ; Shen et al 2018 ).…”

“…Those who have little to no experience with VR may also be less inclined to use the technology for training than those with experience. Perceived risk, in general, has been shown to negatively impact ATU and BI (Lu et al 2009 ; Myers and Truong 2020 ). PHR has not been examined for education nor VR technology.…”

“…(PHR2) Using VR for flight training is safer for me physically than using an actual aircraft. (PHR3) Ahadzadeh et al ( 2015 ); Myers and Truong ( 2020 ) Perceived usefulness (PU) The degree to which a student believes that using VR for flight training would enhance his or her performance Flight training using VR will be useful for flying in the real world. (PU1) Using VR would enhance flight training.…”