@article{ref1,
title="Impact of visual scene field of view on F-16 pilot performance",
journal="Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting",
year="2007",
author="Estock, Jamie L. and Alexander, Amy L. and Stelzer, Emily M. and Baughman, Kathryn",
volume="51",
number="2",
pages="75-79",
abstract="The tremendous expense and inherent dangers of training in the aircraft have led to the increased use of simulators for practicing and maintaining air combat skills; However, the advantages and disadvantages of using high or low-fidelity simulators for such training must be specified. An experiment was conducted to examine the in-simulator performance differences between pilots flying lower-fidelity simulators compared to higher-fidelity simulators. The primary difference between the two simulators is the visual scene field-of-view. Sixteen U.S. Air Force F-16 pilots flew standard training missions as an integrated team of four (a &quot;four-ship&quot;) with two pilots flying in the high-fidelity simulators and two pilots flying in the lower-fidelity simulators. Various subjective and objective measures were collected to assess the pilots' ability to maintain a briefed formation. Overall, the results suggest that pilots who practice four-ship employment in the lower-fidelity simulators can perform at the same level as those who practice in the high-fidelity simulators. Future analyses should be conducted to examine the impact of simulator fidelity on other air combat skills and on training effectiveness.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2169-5067",
doi="10.1177/154193120705100205",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120705100205"
}