ATCO radar training assessment and flight efficiency: The correlation between trainees' scores and fuel consumption in real-time simulations


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Rogošić T., Juričić B., Aybek Çetek F., Kaplan Z.

Aeronautical Journal, cilt.125, sa.1287, ss.949-965, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 125 Sayı: 1287
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/aer.2020.142
  • Dergi Adı: Aeronautical Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Applied Science & Technology Source, Computer & Applied Sciences, INSPEC
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.949-965
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Air traffic controller, Assessment score, Correlation, Fuel consumption, Real-time simulations, Trainees
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Samsun Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Air traffic controller training is highly regulated but lacks prescribed common assessment criteria and methods to evaluate trainees at the level of basic training and consideration of how trainees in fluence flight efficiency. We investigated whether there is a correlation between two parameters, viz. the trainees' assessment score and fuel consumption, obtained and calculated after real-time human-in-the-loop radar simulations within the ATCOSIMA project. Although basic training assessment standards emphasise safety indicators, it was expected that trainees with higher assessment scores would achieve better flight efficiency, i.e. less fuel consumption. However, the results showed that trainees' assessment scores and fuel consumption did not correlate in the expected way, leading to several conclusions. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Aeronautical Society.