Exploring Factors Affecting Pilots’ Risk Perception: A Mixed Method Approach

A course was developed in a collegiate aviation program to teach transport categoryaircraft systems using virtual reality (VR) as a supplemental teaching tool. To betterexplore the experiences and viability of using VR in this course, students from theinaugural class were interviewed at the conclusion of the course. Feedback from thestudents were used to improve the course, as well as to understand the benefits,drawbacks, and limitations of using VR to teach aircraft systems. Students found that VRenhanced their learning experience and reinforced the concepts learned in class; however,they also noted that overcoming software limitations is an area for improvement.