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<p>The concept of Simplified Vehicle Operations (SVO) is proposed to reduce input complexity and training time for future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) pilots. So far, flight controllers and input concepts for SVO are often evaluated using computational simulations or in small-scale experiments with professional test pilots. This paper presents findings from a quantitative user study on the flight performance of n = 31 novices and n = 7 system designers in the execution of standardized Mission Task Element (MTEs) in a flight simulator. These MTEs include complex transition phases with a switch from rotary-wing to fixed-wing flight and vice versa. Absolute values from multiple subjective, performance, and input-based parameters indicate the general adequacy of the tested SVO concept, even for beginners. At the same time, multiple parameters also show significant differences between the two groups. The paper discusses these findings and SVO concepts in general to improve the future design of SVO concepts for minimally trained pilots.</p>

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Can you fly it? Flight performance of novices and system designers with a simplified vehicle operations concept

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年6月15日

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  • Dominik Janetzko,
  • Samira Koch,
  • Maximilian Wechner,
  • Michael Zintl

摘要

The concept of Simplified Vehicle Operations (SVO) is proposed to reduce input complexity and training time for future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) pilots. So far, flight controllers and input concepts for SVO are often evaluated using computational simulations or in small-scale experiments with professional test pilots. This paper presents findings from a quantitative user study on the flight performance of n = 31 novices and n = 7 system designers in the execution of standardized Mission Task Element (MTEs) in a flight simulator. These MTEs include complex transition phases with a switch from rotary-wing to fixed-wing flight and vice versa. Absolute values from multiple subjective, performance, and input-based parameters indicate the general adequacy of the tested SVO concept, even for beginners. At the same time, multiple parameters also show significant differences between the two groups. The paper discusses these findings and SVO concepts in general to improve the future design of SVO concepts for minimally trained pilots.