eye tracking for flight training

[xysn]

kind of pie in the sky ... but knowing where to look and when seems to be a big part of flying.

e.g.: instrument scan, or judging centreline, landing spot, flare, height over runway

i wonder if an eye tracking camera could monitor where an "expert" looks during landings, and then compare to what a learner is doing.

would this speed up training perhaps?

in a cockpit purpose built for training a HUD could briefly prompt the student where to look and when, with the prompts stopping as the student gets proficient.

of course with trainer rental topping $130 / h i'm not sure there's a lot of room for toys. i guess a good instructor can tell where a student is looking by judging the flying.

i'm always surprised that cockpit recordings aren't used for training more often.

[cgzro]

I use a headset mounted cam for acro and it is very helpful. Great for fine tuning, but not so useful for the coarse initial learning.

[200hr Wonder]

If you are training any instructor worth his salt should be able to tell if you are looking at the wrong thing. If I had a nickel for every student that did not look at the right point and was struggling with landings and it all came from looking at the wrong point, I might have made enough instructing to buy the name brand KD.

Same goes for instrument flying, you fixate, I know pretty well right away. Good instructors will be much more proficient than any toy.

[Cat Driver]

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[Shiny Side Up]

I hate to say it but solving most student's problem with where they should be looking can be summed up in two words "look outside".

[xysn]

Took two years but here's something for cars ...
http://gizmodo.com/the-first-pupil-base ... 1750831379

[lhalliday]

Shouldn't need that. If you're not looking at the right thing, it will be pretty obvious.

FWIW, I had to learn to look outside when I started flight training. Too many shiny toys in front of me.

I had to learn it again the first time I flew with a G1000. Those things can be distracting.

...laura