Flight Training Simulator Fidelity Requirements to Address 'Rotorcraft Loss of Control In-flight'

White, Mark ORCID: 0000-0002-8611-9525, Lu, Linghai, Advani, Sunjoo, Cameron, Neil ORCID: 0000-0003-0112-2926 and Padfield, Gareth (2019) Flight Training Simulator Fidelity Requirements to Address 'Rotorcraft Loss of Control In-flight'. In: Vertical Flight Society 75th Annual Forum & Technology Display, 2019-5-13 - 2019-5-16, Philidelphia.

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Abstract

<jats:p> This paper examines the trends in rotorcraft accident statistics, particularly regarding Loss of Control In-flight accidents (LOC-I), with the aim of stimulating interest in new research relevant to this area. Despite recent safety initiatives, LOC-I rotorcraft accidents have been identified as a significant and growing contribution to accident rates. The fixed-wing commercial airline community faced a similar situation starting in the late 1990s and, through a coordinated international effort, developed a new training program to help reduce accident rates. Lessons learned from the fixed-wing work are presented to highlight the need for improved rotorcraft modeling tools to reduce rotorcraft accidents through higher-quality, simulator-based training programs. The findings from previous and ongoing rotorcraft modeling and simulation research are presented, and areas for further research are identified. A proposal is made in the paper for a workshop to bring together the key rotorcraft stakeholders to develop future steps in tackling rotorcraft LOC-I accidents. </jats:p>

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Unspecified)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Helicopter, Safety, Flight Simulation, Loss of Control
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2019 09:53
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2024 02:02
DOI:	10.4050/f-0075-2019-14644
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3050455