Learning System Dynamics: Transfer of Training in a Helicopter Hover Simulator

Abstract

Transfer of training between the simulation of an inert and an agile\nhelicopter dynamic was assessed involving a quasi-transfer design. The\nfocus of this study was to test the ability of flight-naïve subjects to\nsuccessfully acquire and transfer the skills required to perform lateral\nsidestep hover maneuvers in a helicopter simulation. The experiments\nwere performed using the MPI Motion Simulator with its ability to\nrealize a highly realistic 1:1 motion representation of a simulated\nhelicopter maneuver. As a result, the amount of training needed to\nstabilize either an agile or an inert helicopter dynamic did not differ.\nA clear positive transfer effect was found for the acquired skills from\nthe agile to the inert dynamics but not from the inert to the agile\ndynamics.