Success and Shortcomings of Helicopter Flight Training and Associated Practical Test Standards

Statement of the Project

The standards set out for tests related to helicopter flight training along with the linked practical works are aimed at promoting aviation safety. Notably, there have been growing concerns regarding the safety in recent years. This particular project will zero in on the standards governing the tests for the continued safety of helicopter flights (United States, 2001; United States, 2005). The project will especially zero in on the shortcomings, as well as the successes, of the tests. An appraisal of statistical data will be incorporated into the project to help determine the shortcomings and successes. Notably, the project will as well demonstrate that the researcher, or student, has a considerable appreciation of the tests related to helicopter flight training along with the linked practical works and how they are related to safety. As well, the project will demonstrate the student’s appreciation of how the tests can be enhanced to grow a culture of safety among those flying helicopters. Various applications and concepts will be employed in supporting the data gathered as a requirement for being awarded a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics. That will be realized by showing the utilization of multiple objectives defining the whole degree course and the appraisal of various decisions related to the test standards.

Introduction

The project that will be presented will make out the shortcomings, as well as the successes, of the test standards related to helicopter flight training along with the linked practical works. For a long time, many helicopters have been involved in accidents or unsafe flights, occasioning thousands of deaths and marked material losses (United States, 2001; United States, 2005). Quantitative analyses, as well as critical thinking, will be employed to make out the shortcomings and successes. Via particular scientific processes, including data analysis, the student will characterize the shortcomings. As well, the student will characterize the successes.

Significant efforts will be directed towards the development of a polished understanding of the aims for which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) formulated the test standards. The history of the standards will be appraised in a structured manner to establish whether they have succeeded in attaining the aims or they have fallen short of the anticipated outcomes. Particularly, the student will examine the shortcomings, as well as the successes, of the test standards with reference to their usage by check airmen. The student will examine the shortcomings, as well as the successes, of the test standards with reference to their usage by designated pilot examiners. As well, the student will examine the shortcomings, as well as the successes, of the test standards with reference to their usage by FAA applicants, flight instructors, and inspectors.

Program Outcomes to be Addressed

Critical Thinking

The student will apply knowledge at a synthesis level to define and solve problems within professional and personal environments” (ERAU, 2014).

When one thinks critically, he or she is capable of appraising, formatting, as well as communicating, solutions to particular environmental and professional problems using diverse sources, becoming more and more knowledgeable about given topics. Via the formulation of particular decisions and problem-solving, the researcher shall use a combination of the competencies gained to come up with specific conclusions and make specific recommendations. That shall be realized via course studies and readings in problem-solving, analysis, evaluation, and decision-making areas to characterize the shortcomings along with successes of the test standards. The researcher shall collect relevant information regarding the shortcomings along with successes, especially in relation to helicopter flight training. The researcher shall put the data in writing using past events in which the standards were focused on in researches. The data shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

Quantitative Reasoning

The student will demonstrate the use of digitally-enabled technology (including concepts, techniques and tools of computing), mathematics proficiency & analysis techniques to interpret data for the purpose of drawing valid conclusions and solving associated problems” (ERAU, 2014).

Quantitative reasoning refers to sets of competencies got by using digital applications with mathematical along with reasoning capabilities, which are employed in the drawing of rationalized conclusion regarding the shortcomings along with successes of the test standards. In the project, the aspect of quantitative reasoning shall be satisfied by interpreting data on the shortcomings along with successes. The researcher shall employ quantitative reasoning in the evaluation of the data. The data shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

Information Literacy

The student will conduct meaningful research, including gathering information from primary and secondary sources and incorporating and documenting source material in his or her writing” (ERAU, 2014).

Information literacy means being knowledgeable enough to access reliable, as well as valid, information sources to support particular researches. The researcher shall appraise data on the test standards to establish their shortcomings along with successes. The researcher shall gather informational data regarding the shortcomings along with successes. The researcher shall gather particular FAA records to make out the shortcomings along with successes. The records and data shall as well be acquired from other sources in addition to the FAA.

Communication

The student will communicate concepts in written, digital, and oral forms to present technical and non-technical information” (ERAU, 2014).

Communication refers to the capability for conveying ideas to other persons. The researcher shall convey to others own appreciation of the shortcomings along with successes logically. To convey the appreciation effectively, the researcher shall employ technologies like Microsoft PowerPoint. The researcher shall exploit media applications like graphs to explain the shortcomings along with the successes of the test standards. The data that will be communicated shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

Scientific Literacy

The student will be able to analyze scientific evidence as it relates to the physical world and its interrelationship with human values and interests” (ERAU, 2014).

Scientific literacy refers to the effective usage of scientific principles, as well as concepts, in understanding and explaining given phenomena. The researcher shall use scientific literacy in determining the parties determining the successes or inadequacies of the test standards. The researcher shall use scientific literacy in making out the test standard concepts covered in the course. The researcher shall express own appreciation of relevant scientific concepts, as well as processes, regarding the standards. As well, the researcher shall use published reports to make out the standards. The reports and related data shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

Cultural Literacy

The student will be able to analyze historic events, cultural artifacts and philosophical concepts” (ERAU, 2014).

Cultural literacy means the appreciation of past events in which the test standards’ utility was focused on and the capability of communicating skillfully regarding it. The researcher shall communicate various perspectives regarding the standards’ successes along with shortcomings. The researcher shall evaluate the diverse factors influencing the successes along with shortcomings in multicultural settings. As well, the researcher shall employ statistical publications in identifying trends related to the utility. Notably, reports, as well as data, regarding the test standards, their shortcomings, as well as successes, shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

Lifelong Personal Growth

The student will be able to demonstrate the skills needed to enrich the quality of life through activities which enhance and promote lifelong learning” (ERAU, 2014).

The personal drive of a person to improve on own abilities through persist acquisition of new knowledge and responsibilities constitutes his or her lifelong personal growth. In the course of the project, the researcher shall persistently seek contentment and use acquired knowledge in exploiting emerging opportunities. The research shall enhance own living standards and continue seeking life-long training. The researcher shall exploit life experiences in heightening own knowledge on the test standards, their shortcomings as well as successes. The relevant reports shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

Aeronautical Science

The student will demonstrate an understanding and application of the basic and thus advanced concepts of aeronautical science as they apply to the aviation/aerospace industry for solving problems” (ERAU, 2014).

The potential, or ability, to incorporate scientific factors consistently into aviations tasks is often christened aeronautical science. The researcher shall use scientific theories, mathematical theories, human factors, and designs attained in the course to grow own knowledge of the test standards, their shortcomings as well as their successes. The researcher shall apply acquired knowledge to safety considerations related to the standards. The researcher will appraise various past events to communicate the scientific basis of the test standards, their shortcomings, as well as successes. Reports, as well as data, regarding the test standards, their shortcomings, as well as successes, shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

Aviation Legislation and Law

The student will engage and discuss to present an understanding and application of basic concepts in National and International Legislation and Law as they pertain to the aviation/aerospace industry” (ERAU, 2014).

The term legislation refers to the sets of laws, rules, as well as regulations, put in place to control the aviation industry. The researcher shall appraise reports on notable events where the test standards have come under marked focus and make out the related legislative implications. The researcher shall employ concepts relating to informational literacy in assessing the test standards and the role of the FAA in bolstering compliance to them. The researcher will essentially zero in on FAA regulations. Besides, the researcher shall communicate the emerging information to intended audiences. Reports regarding the test standards, their shortcomings, as well as successes, shall especially be acquired from the FAA.

Aviation Safety

The student will compare and discuss in written and spoken formats an understanding and application of basic concepts in aviation safety as they pertain to the aviation/aerospace industry” (ERAU, 2014).

Aviation safety refers to the absence of dangers to given interests and operations within the aviation industry. The researcher shall communicate information regarding links between the test standards and the safety. The researcher shall examine past studies regarding the links. The researcher shall explain the significance of the links. As well, the researcher shall relate adherence to the test standards to safety. Reports, as well as data, regarding the test standards, their shortcomings, as well as successes, shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

Aviation Management and Operations

The student will present and illustrate an understanding and application of management activities as they apply to aviation/aerospace operations” (ERAU, 2014).

Aviation operations, as well management, refer to the responsibilities of particular departments along with agencies in running the aviation industry. The researcher, thinking critically, shall appraise the possible influences of aviation operations and management on the shortcomings, as well as successes, of the standards. The researcher shall evaluate the extant failures of aviation managers and operators in bolstering the successes. On the other hand, the researcher shall evaluate the extant failures of aviation managers and operators in mitigate the shortcomings. Besides, the researcher shall establish the programs that can be put in to bolster the successes and mitigate the shortcomings in tandem and cost-effectively. Reports, as well as data, regarding the test standards, their shortcomings, as well as successes, shall be acquired from various sources, including the FAA.

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