Mini Seminar: Application of the concept of digital selection and pilot training

Today's flight simulation systems exist in many different forms. This covers a wide range in terms of the physical characteristics of the cockpit and the quality of software models, as well as various implementations of sensory cues such as sound, motion and visual systems. Their implementation depends on the needs of the end user and his financial capabilities to acquire and organize training on devices for simulation of aircraft systems and devices and flight simulation itself. At the beginning of the 21^st century, there was an increased emphasis on the use of personal computers in flight training in the form of PCATD (Personal Computer Air Training Device). Today's computers have the ability to present very realistic and high-quality instruments on an airplane in the right size. Current technology has also managed to provide aerodynamic models and realistic flight controllers that closely mimic those used by the pilot in flight, and also have high accuracy as well as devices designed to train a particular type of aircraft. It is common practice that before training on FTD (Flight training device) or FULL flight simulator (FFS) trainers, students perform part of the training on commercially available PC platforms, which significantly cheapen flight training. An understanding of the basics of flying a specific aircraft or flying in general, and an understanding of aircraft devices and systems, is realized through interactive software that largely replaces classical teaching tools in ground training (chalk, board, projector, scripts, complex technical schemes, aircraft models, realistic models, etc.) This approach, or type of training, is called the Computer-Based Interactive Training System (ICBT). Depending on how the end user opts for the method of application, this type of training is also called Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in some training centers or just a computer-based training system (CBT), or it can be a combination of these two CAI/CBTs.

Short CV: Dr. Aleksandar Knežević is a teacher in the Department of Military Aviation, Military Academy, University of Defence in Belgrade and at the same time a flight instructor of piston and jet aviation in the training of cadets-pilots at the Military Academy. He received his PhD from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade with the thesis "Development of a method of choosing a maintenance model in the function of increasing the availability of the aircraft fleet". The scientific interests of Dr. Aleksandar Knežević include the theory of effectiveness and availability as well as studies related to the application of personal computers and sensors in the process of selection and training of pilots. He is one of the authors of a significantly improved technical solution at the national level "The concept of digital training and pilot selection", an author-researcher on the project of the Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia for prototyping of lasta aircraft trainers as well as the project manager "Application of the concept of digital selection and pilot training"