Flight Energy Management Training: Promoting Safety and Efficiency

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

Merkt, Juan R.¹ 

关键词: aircraft performance;    controlled flight into terrain;    energy efficiency management;    energy balance;    energy flow;    energy gradient;    energy height;    energy maneuverability;    energy safety management;    energy state;    flight control;    flight energy management;    kinetic energy;    loss of control in flight;    law of energy conservation;    potential energy;    specific excess power;    runway excursion;    total energy control system;   

DOI  :  10.7771/2159-6670.1072

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Purdue University

【 摘 要 】

Poor aircraft energy management can lead to unsafe and inefficient operations. Despite their impact on safety and economy, energy management skills are not adequately taught or evaluated in civilian pilot training. This paper 1) addresses the need for better energy management training, 2) provides a conceptual and pedagogical framework for later curriculum development, and 3) suggests key attributes of an effective training program. To make the case, the study uses energy management to link safety and efficiency. It then synthesizes energy principles across disciplines and illustrates how such principles, once simplified, become powerful instructional tools. Finally, it suggests that an integrated, energy-centered, top-down training approach will lead to a better mental model of how the airplane works and, in doing so, to enhanced energy management and decision-making skills for safe and efficient operations.

【 授权许可】

Unknown