Conference Session

Flight and Control Simulators for Virtual Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Meron Lindenfeld, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York; Louis A. Scala, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

and provided topicsuggestions in alignment with what the faculty previously considered.The faculty also utilized the advisory board’s expertise to review the proposed content of a newcourse that would integrate the use of simulation with traditional lecture to provide students withan enhanced technical understanding of how the NAS and ATC works. The intention was thesame as the pilot foundation course, which is to help students make informed decisions in theirfuture jobs. The faculty also proposed to the board the idea of requiring flight students to takethis course. The majority of flight students graduating from the program would be dealing withATC their entire professional flying career. The justification of this requirement was that