Enhancing Flight Safety Training and Prevention of Aviation Accidents with the Use of Physics and Aeronautics

The aim of this chapter is to present the changes occurred in teaching the subjects of strength of materials and aeronautics, relating them both to flight safety by introducing in class the use of simulation and simulators. To this end, the teaching methodology on the aforementioned subjects will be briefly documented to show how physics and aeronautics can further enhance an effective flight training to prevent aviation accidents and educate cadets on how to best deal with a number of possible critical incidents during the flight; accordingly, the difference between the teaching approach before and after the utilization of the simulations and simulators to the Laboratories of Strength of Materials and Aeronautics will be evident. A detailed discussion will highlight the changes that the simulation and simulators brought to the educational process in relation to the lecturers, as well as to the cadets.