A Systems Approach to Integrating the H-46 Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) Device 2-F117B into the H-46 Flight Training Program.

The increasing annual costs associated with helicopter fleet replacement squadron training, along with the shrinking fiscal budgets, has necessitated the use of flight simulators as integral parts of many flight training programs. The realization that the simulator coupled with a well designed training program provides a training platform with more training potential than the traditional approach (aircraft), is also a factor which has stimulated the increased use of flight simulators. With the introduction of device 2-F117B, the Navy H-46 community will have a state-of-the-art simulator to employ in their training programs. With this introduction, the training program must become responsive to factors influencing training effectiveness and transfer of training. This report explores factors influencing training effectiveness and applies them to a proposed flight training syllabus for the H-46 fleet replacement squadrons. (Author)