Cognitive pretraining of the T-37 overhead traffic pattern.

Undergraduate pilot training: Visual discrimination pretraining for landing task.

“…Prior to the VD~T , all subjects received a self-paced orientation to the landing pattern via a programmed text and achievement test. The material treated pattern segments , flight parameters and procedures (see Smith , Waters , & Edwards , 1975). All subjects received passin g scores of 85 percent or better on the landing pattern program achievement test.…”

“…This study was conceived as an investigation of visual pretraining as a cognitive rehearsal strategy and was conducted as a follow-on effort to a stud y by Smith , Waters , and Edwards (1975). The present study was accomplished in three steps as follows: I .…”

“…In a stud y related to concepts of visual discrimination pretraining, Smith , Waters , and Edwards (1975) demonstrated the effectiveness of cognitive pretrai n in g associated with the transfe r task of flying the 1-37 overhead landing pattern in Undergraduate Pilot Training (UN '). Students who received pretraining in landing procedures via a preprogrammed text and films of the landing pattern subsequently performed the landing task significantly better than students who did not receive the pretraining.…”

Aircrew Training Devices: Utilization.

“…For example, Smith, Waters, and Edwards (1975) prepared and successfully validated a training "package" for the T-37 overhead traffic pattern that employed slides dnd 8mm motion pictures to teach students to discriminate the visual cues associated with that maneuver. Commercial airlines have made considerable use of nonverbal cognitive training, employing a wide range of media resources to prepare students to learn cue and response discriminations during subsequent ATD training sessions (Browning, Copeland, Lauber, Nutter, and Scott, 1972; see especially Appendix A).…”