Have you ever mentally flown an airplane on the ground? This practice known as chair flying is as old as aviation itself.
But how effective is it as a learning tool? A team at the University of North Dakota aims to find out.
Chair Flying in Aviation: Is Mental Practice an Effective Tool?
Pilots’ mental imagery ability is being studied at the University of North Dakota.
Key Takeaways:
- A University of North Dakota study, led by former Air Force pilot Cynthia Johnston, is investigating the effectiveness of "chair flying" (mentally practicing flights) as a learning tool.
- The research aims to understand the relationship between pilots' mental imagery ability and their use of chair flying, highlighting a notable lack of academic study on this free training method.
- Johnston's goal is to inform the development and adoption of more formal mental practice interventions into pilot training, considering how individual mental imagery capabilities (like aphantasia) might affect its utility.
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