Effects of ground trainer use on the anxiety of students in private pilot training.
The self-reported anxiety levels of student pilot instruction entirely in an aircraft were compared to the anxiety levels of students who received a portion of their training in a ground trainer. It was found that experience in the trainer had little effect on student pilot anxiety. It was determined, however, that reported anxiety levels did vary as a function of the type of flight (solo, dual, or evaluation) undertaken.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001007:Anxiety; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013334:Students