10 - Safety and Security
SUBSCALE FLIGHT TRAINING EFFECTS ON PILOT WORKLOAD AND PERFORMANCE DURING VTOL HQTES
A. Chappell¹, S. Karunathilake¹, A. Comer¹, P. Saravanan¹; ¹Oklahoma State University, United States
This study quantifies how adding subscale flight-test exposure changes simulator training outcomes for fly-by-wire VTOL tasks. Using Froude-scaled HQTE courses with matched FPV view, we compare sim-only vs sim+subscale training pipelines. Results will inform how subscale training can complement simulation for future VTOL operations and pilot training standards and digital-twin-based training.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0685