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NASA Research looking for pilots with WSI in-flight weather experience
Last Friday I participated in a NASA GA research experiment that
measured a pilot's performance flying behind the standard round dials to that of flying behind three different primary flight displays. The 25 pilots participating in this experiment came from all experience levels, from low-time VFR pilots to high-time instrument rated pilots and military pilots. The one-day study was done in a simulator at their Langley Air Force base research facility near Newport News, VA and NASA paid all travel expenses. I was going to post my experiences with this experiment to this newsgroup, but the post got a bit wordy. Anyway, I just received another email from the NASA research coordinator. This time, they are going to be studying a pilot's performance using in-flight weather. This experiment requires the subject pilot to fly NASA's 2001 Cessna 206 on an actual X/C flight through southern Virginia. The experiment requires two days and will take place sometime between November '04 and Feb. '05. NASA will pay all travel to/from the experiment as well as a daily stipend. Since NASA is requiring a pilot to have some prior experience using WSI's in-flight weather displayed on an MX20, they are having a harder time finding qualified pilots. To help them out, I am posting their requirements and contact info here, hopefully to reach a wider audience. The requirements of this study: - Have at least a private pilot license - Fly single-engine, land aircraft predominantly - IFR qualified (have a current Instrument Aircraft Rating) and current - Not have ever received compensation for flying as an occupation - Not have ever actively flown in the military - Have current medical with no color vision deficiencies - Have flown at least 5 hours (not sure what NASA means by this, perhaps 5 hours in the last month) - Have flown at least one cross-country trip (over 50nm) in the last 180 days - Have between 100-300 hours of cross-country time total - Experience with WSI on MX-20 display - May use bi/tri-focals, but these must be graduated as not interfere with oculometer data collection. If you have the qualifications and interest, you can contact Regina Johns at (remove the capital letters). Depending on my job commitments during that time frame, I am going to participate in this experiment, too. -- Peter |
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"Peter R." wrote Last Friday I participated in a NASA GA research experiment that measured a pilot's performance flying behind the standard round dials to that of flying behind three different primary flight displays. I was going to post my experiences with this experiment to this newsgroup, but the post got a bit wordy. -- Peter Please post about it. Those who don't want to read it can skip it. Right gang? -- Jim in NC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.778 / Virus Database: 525 - Release Date: 10/15/2004 |
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Morgans ) wrote:
Please post about it. I still have the post in draft. I'll look it over and send it up to a new subject. -- Peter |
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"Peter R." wrote in message ... Morgans ) wrote: Please post about it. I still have the post in draft. I'll look it over and send it up to a new subject. -- Peter Great. Thanks! -- Jim in NC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.778 / Virus Database: 525 - Release Date: 10/15/2004 |
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