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Renderer
2020
Improving the pilot selection process by using eye-tracking tools
Examines visual attention measures as a complement to pilot selection. Useful for discussing scan assessment before increasingly demanding training phases.
Open research collection · Volume 01 / 2026
Learning to Fly
in World Models.
See the cues. Understand the consequences. Choose the next action. One hundred readings connect flight-school practice to perception, simulation and judgment.
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Renderer
Perception, scanning and sensory cues.
29
Simulator
Dynamics, scenarios and transfer.
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Actors
Learners, instructors, crews and AI.
From world models to capable judgment.
The collection adapts Dr. Freedom Cheteni’s Render. Simulate. Plan. framework. Actors names the people and synthetic participants who perceive, plan and act.
61 readings directly concern flight training; 21 address aviation human factors; 15 examine simulation engineering; two concern ATC training; one addresses aeronautical engineering education. Each guide identifies its scope and evidence limits.
Ten chapters. One learning journey.
- R1 Cockpit perception and scanning
- R2 XR interfaces and displays
- R3 Sensory cues and comfort
- S1 Training transfer and adoption
- S2 Dynamics and simulator fidelity
- S3 Training infrastructure and scenarios
- A1 Curriculum, instructors and assessment
- A2 Workload and adaptive learning
- A3 Safety, uncertainty and startle
- A4 Synthetic actors and human–AI teams
The research collection
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Renderer
2020
The Application of Flexible Areas of Interest to Pilot Mobile Eye Tracking
Demonstrates flexible areas of interest for mobile eye tracking in a simulator. Supports debriefs that connect instrument attention to training experience.
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Renderer
2026
From Gaze Allocation to Scan Sequences: A Segment-Sensitive Eye-Tracking Study of Pilot Scan Discipline During Simulated Instrument Landing System Approaches
Examines scan sequences across segments of instrument approaches. Offers candidate debrief measures that consider the organization of cross-checks, not only dwell time.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: From Gaze Allocation to Scan Sequences: A Segment-Sensitive Eye-Tracking Study of Pilot Scan Discipline During Simulated Instrument Landing System ApproachesAsk this paper: From Gaze Allocation to Scan Sequences: A Segment-Sensitive Eye-Tracking Study of Pilot Scan Discipline During Simulated Instrument Landing System ApproachesOriginal article ↗: From Gaze Allocation to Scan Sequences: A Segment-Sensitive Eye-Tracking Study of Pilot Scan Discipline During Simulated Instrument Landing System Approaches
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Renderer
2025
Impact of automation level on airline pilots’ flying performance and visual scanning strategies: A full flight simulator study
Addresses the relationship between automation level, flying performance and visual scanning. A useful reading for comparing manual and automated monitoring exercises.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: Impact of automation level on airline pilots’ flying performance and visual scanning strategies: A full flight simulator studyAsk this paper: Impact of automation level on airline pilots’ flying performance and visual scanning strategies: A full flight simulator studyOriginal article ↗: Impact of automation level on airline pilots’ flying performance and visual scanning strategies: A full flight simulator study
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Renderer
2021
Visual scanning strategies in the cockpit are modulated by pilots’ expertise: A flight simulator study
Compares professional pilots and novices during simulated landings. Helps frame scan coaching around attention distribution and scan structure as well as individual fixations.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: Visual scanning strategies in the cockpit are modulated by pilots’ expertise: A flight simulator studyAsk this paper: Visual scanning strategies in the cockpit are modulated by pilots’ expertise: A flight simulator studyOriginal article ↗: Visual scanning strategies in the cockpit are modulated by pilots’ expertise: A flight simulator study
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Renderer
2015
Visual Scanning in an Air Traffic Control Tower – A Simulation Study
Provides an air-traffic-control perspective on visual scanning. Useful for understanding the attention demands of another actor in the same aviation environment.
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Renderer
2025
Research on Flight Training Optimization with Instrument Failure Based on Eye Movement Data
Uses instructor eye-movement examples to teach responses to instrument failure. Supports an article on making expert monitoring strategies visible during instruction.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: Research on Flight Training Optimization with Instrument Failure Based on Eye Movement DataAsk this paper: Research on Flight Training Optimization with Instrument Failure Based on Eye Movement DataOriginal article ↗: Research on Flight Training Optimization with Instrument Failure Based on Eye Movement Data
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Renderer
2026
Development of multimodal augmented reality applications on the flight deck for single-pilot operations: subjective user satisfaction
Compares voice and gesture interaction with AR landing checklists. Useful for designing prompts that pilots can use while managing flight tasks.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: Development of multimodal augmented reality applications on the flight deck for single-pilot operations: subjective user satisfactionAsk this paper: Development of multimodal augmented reality applications on the flight deck for single-pilot operations: subjective user satisfactionOriginal article ↗: Development of multimodal augmented reality applications on the flight deck for single-pilot operations: subjective user satisfaction
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Renderer
2026
Effect of simulator frame rate on pilot training for high-speed fighter aircraft
Reviews how simulator frame rate relates to fast visual scenes, performance, sickness and training. Useful when specifying the renderer for demanding tasks.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: Effect of simulator frame rate on pilot training for high-speed fighter aircraftAsk this paper: Effect of simulator frame rate on pilot training for high-speed fighter aircraftOriginal article ↗: Effect of simulator frame rate on pilot training for high-speed fighter aircraft
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Renderer
2021
Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution for the Visual System of a Flight Simulator: Dataset and Baseline
Introduces airport imagery and super-resolution methods for simulator scenery. Useful for renderer discussions about terrain detail, visual references and image quality.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution for the Visual System of a Flight Simulator: Dataset and BaselineAsk this paper: Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution for the Visual System of a Flight Simulator: Dataset and BaselineOriginal article ↗: Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution for the Visual System of a Flight Simulator: Dataset and Baseline
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Renderer
2023
Designing augmented reality for future commercial aviation: a user-requirement analysis with commercial aviation pilots
Uses pilot and aviation-expert input to identify AR applications and requirements. Supports designing displays around situation awareness and operational needs.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: Designing augmented reality for future commercial aviation: a user-requirement analysis with commercial aviation pilotsAsk this paper: Designing augmented reality for future commercial aviation: a user-requirement analysis with commercial aviation pilotsOriginal article ↗: Designing augmented reality for future commercial aviation: a user-requirement analysis with commercial aviation pilots
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Renderer
2021
Evaluation of Keypoint Descriptors for Flight Simulator Cockpit Elements: WrightBroS Database
Benchmarks cockpit-device recognition for AR training overlays. Helps connect object recognition, registration and responsiveness to usable cockpit guidance.
CC BY 4.0Reading guide ↗: Evaluation of Keypoint Descriptors for Flight Simulator Cockpit Elements: WrightBroS DatabaseAsk this paper: Evaluation of Keypoint Descriptors for Flight Simulator Cockpit Elements: WrightBroS DatabaseOriginal article ↗: Evaluation of Keypoint Descriptors for Flight Simulator Cockpit Elements: WrightBroS Database
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80 sources carry CC BY, seven CC BY-NC and 13 CC BY-NC-ND. Matching license evidence was found on 70 article pages; 30 rely on publisher-deposited metadata and need an article/PDF rights check before full-text republication. Three TDM-only metadata records were supplemented by explicit article-license notices. Source articles are not reproduced in full here. Checked October 30, 2026.
100 source articles, with original authorship and individual reading guides.