{"title":"How Education on Climate Change Affects Consumers' Willingness to Participate in Carbon Offsetting Programs?","authors":"Deanna DeMattio, L. Halawi","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100213","url":null,"abstract":"If airlines could have a better understanding of how to induce sustainable behavior in their customers","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68760557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validating ADS-B Data for Use in Noise Modeling Applications","authors":"Luigi Raphael I. Dy, John H. Mott","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100214","url":null,"abstract":"Aircraft noise continues to be a major environmental issue impacting airports and their surrounding communities. Beyond being an annoyance, aircraft noise has also been found to have potentially adverse health effects on humans and animals. Thus, international, national, and local regulations have been adopted to quantify, limit, and mitigate aircraft noise. Software developed by the Federal Aviation Administration to estimate the impacts of airport noise relies on operations information that may be difficult to obtain for aircraft operating under visual flight rules at non-towered airports. Hence, leveraging the use of ADS-B as a low-cost source of operations data may improve noise estimation methods at such airports. To validate this approach, ADS-B data was compared to GPS records from aircraft avionics. With an average error of 57.72 feet laterally, 112.36 feet vertically, and 126.32 feet combined, resulting noise estimation errors as a result of ADS-B position errors are expected to be less than seven decibels. It was also found that ADS-B data can be significantly improved by incorporating atmospheric data to improve altitude information, leading to a reduction in estimation errors. The results of this study highlight the potential applicability of ADS-B usage in noise estimation and other applications.","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68760677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing the Aeronautical Decision-Making Knowledge and Skills of General Aviation Pilots to Mitigate the Risk of Bird Strikes: A Quasi-Experimental Study","authors":"F. Mendonca, Julius Keller","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100219","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to investigate if a training workshop exploring aeronautical decision-making (ADM) concepts would improve collegiate aviation pilots’ knowledge and skills to mitigate the risk of aircraft accidents resulting from bird strikes. Most research and management efforts to mitigate the risk of aircraft accidents resulting from wildlife strikes have focused on airports since empirical data indicate that almost 80% of these strikes occur in this environment. Pilots play an important role in the prevention of wildlife strikes, and research indicates there are opportunities to improve training. Researchers used a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. The population of this study consisted of flight instructors and students from two Part 141 four-year degree-awarding collegiate aviation programs. The safety management of wildlife hazards by pilots (N=107) workshop elicited a statistically significant mean increase in the post-test scores (M = 36.15, SD = 5.251) compared to the pretest scores (M = 22.29, SD = 7.23), a statistically significant mean increase of 13.858 points, 95% [12.419, 15.298], CI t(105) = 19.088, p < .0005, d = 1.85. The possible benefits of providing Part 141 collegiate pilots with ADM training and education to prevent bird strikes include reducing the direct and other monetary losses resulting from bird strikes and supporting the sustainable growth of the U.S. aviation industry.","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68760879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Current State of Safety Reporting in Unmanned Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing: An Opportunity for Improvement","authors":"Pratik Jadhav, Damon J. Lercel","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100210","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) safety reporting processes regarding maintenance and manufacturing-related hazards are nearly non-existent or immature. A review of recent UAS safety reporting data suggests the overall reporting of UAS incident and accident data needs to improve. In addition, the accelerating growth of UAS innovation requires more robust processes that proactively identify product-related defects or failures and support the FAA’s performance-based certification of UAS. This review explores current programs used in traditional aviation and other industries to identify best practices that may provide a path forward for developing similar programs for the UAS industry. First, this review compares existing manned aviation safety reporting and risk management procedures with the current state of safety reporting in the UAS industry. Second, this review explores the safety reporting processes of different industries such as automotive, consumer electronics, and the food and drug industry. Third, researchers reviewed safety risk data from the UAS insurance industry, including a cost comparison of insurance premiums and coverages. Ultimately, this review suggests practices and strategies that may improve safety reporting in the UAS industry.","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68760916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Personality and Stress during Communication Delays in Simulated Spaceflight Missions","authors":"Shayan Shirshekar, Brooke E. Wheeler, Tianhua Li","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100215","url":null,"abstract":"To date, there are no studies exploring how an individual’s unique personality profile predicts their response to the stresses and challenges of communication delays on Long Duration Exploration Missions (LDEMs). When exploring astronaut selection for future LDEMs, the Big Five personalities have been identified as a relevant model of personality and one of the preferred models among NASA scientists. This study examined whether personality predicts stress levels when experiencing communication delays during simulated spaceflight missions. A predictive correlational design explored the relationship between personality and stress levels while experiencing a 2-minute one-way communication delay during a simulated Mars mission. Personality included the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) and locus of control (LOC). Stress levels were reflected by the difference in stress (DS) scores measured using a stress Visual Analog Scale (VAS). There were significant relationships between conscientiousness and extraversion, both of which were significant predictors of DS scores. LOC was also significantly associated with DS scores. Conscientiousness and extraversion predicted stress when experiencing communication delays. LOC was also identified as a predictor of stress levels. These findings benefit the characterization of crew selection and composition of future spaceflight teams. They also promote a multi-trait, multi-method approach to astronaut selection.","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68760756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards Safer Flight Operations: The Relationship Between L2 Motivation and L2 Achievement","authors":"Gökhan Demirdöken, D. Atay","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100216","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper was to identify the relationship between L2 motivation and L2 achievement, a pivotal topic in the aviation industry since it requires more and more proficient English-speaking pilots. Therefore, we aimed to find out the L2 motivational variables that affected L2 achievement in Aviation English courses. The sampling included 111 aviation students. L2 Motivational Self System Questionnaire and Achievement Motivation Measure were instrumented, and semi-structured interviews were conducted as part of our mixed-methods sequential explanatory research design. Our findings revealed a moderately positive correlation between ideal L2 self and L2 achievement; on the flip side, there was a weak negative correlation between ought-to L2 self and L2 achievement. What’s more, the L2 achievement of aviation students was found to be predicted by the ideal L2 self and ought-to L2 self; however, achievement motivation failed to account for the L2 achievement of aviation students. The pedagogical implications were discussed in the relevance of L2 motivational variables to aviation students’ L2 achievement for an improved learning experience.","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68760852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadine Amin, Tracy L. Yother, Mary E. Johnson, J. Rayz
{"title":"Exploration of Natural Language Processing (NLP) Applications in Aviation","authors":"Nadine Amin, Tracy L. Yother, Mary E. Johnson, J. Rayz","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100211","url":null,"abstract":"As a result of the tremendous boost in computational power, the current prevalence of large bodies of data, and the growing power of data-driven algorithms, natural language processing (NLP) has recently experienced rapid progressions in multitudinous domains, one of which is aviation. In this study, we explore the current standing of NLP in aviation from the perspective of both research and industry. We identify safety reports analyses, aviation maintenance, and air traffic control as the three main focus areas of NLP research in aviation. We also list currently available NLP software and how they have been used in the aviation industry. Finally, we shed a spotlight on some of the existing challenges posed by the aviation domain on standard NLP techniques, discuss the current corresponding research efforts, and put forward our recommended research direction.","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68760537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Stevenson, H. Cuevas, Katya K. Rivera, Katie S. Kirkpatrick, Marisa D. Aguiar M.S., Jorge L. D. Albelo
{"title":"Women's Perceptions of the Aviation Workplace: An Exploratory Study","authors":"L. Stevenson, H. Cuevas, Katya K. Rivera, Katie S. Kirkpatrick, Marisa D. Aguiar M.S., Jorge L. D. Albelo","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100223","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to develop an Aviation Occupation Survey to determine what factors may contribute to the retention of women (e.g., cisgender, transgender, gender fluid) in aviation occupations in the United States. Drawing from the published literature in organizational retention and diversity in aviation, the survey was created consisting of 50 Likert-scale items on nine subjects related to career retention. A total of 188 participants (women = 70, men = 118) completed the survey. Results revealed similarities between women and men on perceptions about numerous aspects of their workplace, particularly job satisfaction, professional growth opportunities, challenging work, monetary benefits, non-monetary benefits, work-life balance, management practices, and aviation passion. However, results also revealed women reported significantly greater concerns than men on sexual harassment and gender bias in the workplace. Women also reported feeling less comfortable bringing concerns to management significantly more than men. These findings are consistent with other studies indicating a major obstacle facing women in aviation occupations stems from working in an environment with a pervasive male-dominated culture.","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47480223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Moving Beyond Representation: Reimagining Diversity and Inclusion Efforts in the Aviation Industry","authors":"Shannon Morrison","doi":"10.22488/okstate.22.100227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100227","url":null,"abstract":"According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Civil Airmen Statistics, the number of women who hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate remains low. The numbers of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and other minoritized individuals remain challenging to identify. Given these numbers, the response on the part of the aviation industry has been to leverage marketing campaigns, particularly around the affinity months of February, March, and June (Black History, Women’s History, and Pride month) to perform their support with articles and initiatives like “the first all LGBTQ flight crew,” or the first “Black female captain.” Despite this work, aviation remains a challenging industry to enter. This position paper asserts that in order for the aviation industry to truly move forward in its diversity and inclusion efforts, then conscientious reflection on the experiences of minoritized individuals is necessary. To do that, we can look to Black feminist and anti-racist scholarship to better understand the ways in which it is imperative that aviation move beyond representation; towards the kind of transformational change that would enhance the industry.","PeriodicalId":39089,"journal":{"name":"Collegiate Aviation Review","volume":"521 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68760518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}