NASA's looking for volunteers

tonyw

tonyw

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Do not contact me if you're interested, contact Regina.

One of the NASA researchers is planning a flight experiment in the NASA Cessna 206 this summer. We need a few pilots with WSI InFlight weather information presented on the MX20 and also familiar with flying in the local (VA/NC) region.

Experiment Information:

“NASA Langley’s Characterization of Attention Distribution in Aviation Operations (CAnDAO) project aims to assess an airborne oculometer apparatus and to take data on how General Aviation pilots attend to information in the cockpit. Subjects will be required to participate in phone interviews while at home, a half-day of pretest assessment at NASA Langley, and a full flight day initiating at NASA Langley. In the conduct of the flight test, subjects will wear a non-invasive eye-tracking system, perform weather acquisition and standard flight tasks, comment on state-of-the-art weather information system technology, and participate in debriefing interviews. Keystroke, aircraft parameters, audio, video, an image of your eye, where you look, and the information you provide on interviews and questionnaires will be recorded but referenced anonymously.

Selection Criteria:
Subjects will be required to have the following selection characteristics:
- have at least a private pilot license
- fly single-engine, land aircraft as over 90% of their total flying time in the last 5 years.
- IFR qualified (have a current Instrument Aircraft Rating) and current.
- not have ever received compensation for flying as an occupation,
- not have ever actively flown in the military.
- have current medical with no color vision deficiencies
- have flown at least 5 hours
- have flown at least one cross-country trip (over 50nm) in the last 180 days,
- subjects may use bi/tri-focals, but these must be graduated so as to not interfere with oculometer data collection.[1]

If you meet the above qualifications, please let me know and your application will be forwarded to the NASA researcher for consideration. If you would like to do an update, please go to http://flight-research.larc.nasa.gov/subjects/ and complete a new application.

Thanks,
Regina

Regina Johns Toll free: 1-800-766-9690
Psychophysical Test Administrator Office: (757) 864-9168
Lockheed Martin Space Operations Fax: (757) 864-8838
c/o NASA - LaRC, MS 156A
Bldg. 1220, Rm 216
Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199
Email: r.d.johns@larc.nasa.gov
 
Hey Tony.....I'm interested. Can you hook me up? Hold on....I'll drop you a PM with my times and attach my resume.

Cool Thanks man!!!










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You'll probably get ripped if you don't have a good scan on this one. :sarcasm:

Sounds like a cool project, it will be interesting to see the results actually.
 
Hey, if you get on the project, you get to add "NASA Test Pilot" to your resume! :D

I participated in a research project at NASA's Ames Research Center a few years ago, evaluating visualized wake turbulence symbology on their "highway in the sky" display system. Was pretty interesting stuff.
 
Timbuff10 said:
Ahhh, noted. Did you get the PM I sent you a few days ago?
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Yup. Let me know when it happens. You've still got my number, right? Just give me a ring, bro.

I can actually think about flying again now. I've got enough range of motion in my shoulder to actually be able to do things like deploying the flaps, working the throttle, etc. Before? It would have been uh, Tim, can you give me about 2000 RPM and 10 degrees of flaps?
 
I was at Langley last week for briefings on many of NASA's Aeronautics projects including this one. They were pitching their programs to FAA in hopes that FAA could provide funding since the leadership at NASA is redirecting nearly all NASA resources to the return to the moon/mars missions. The thinking is that NASA should only be doing pure research.

Problem is there is a huge gap between where NASA leaves off on a project and where the FAA has the expetise to pick it up. If something doesn't change (like Congressional mandates to continue NASA aeronautics work)it's very likely many important programs will fall apart and the highly skilled staff resources will be scattered.

I think if you qualify for this program you'll have a good time and hopefully the project won't fade away.
 
Tiger815 said:
They were pitching their programs to FAA in hopes that FAA could provide funding since the leadership at NASA is redirecting nearly all NASA resources to the return to the moon/mars missions.
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When Bush heard Mars was called the red planet, he said "Entirely red? No liberals at all?? Come on, boys! We're goin' to Mars! NASA, warp ten!"
 
tonyw said:
Selection Criteria:
Subjects will be required to have the following selection characteristics:
- have at least a private pilot license
- fly single-engine, land aircraft as over 90% of their total flying time in the last 5 years.
- IFR qualified (have a current Instrument Aircraft Rating) and current.
- not have ever received compensation for flying as an occupation,
- not have ever actively flown in the military.
- have current medical with no color vision deficiencies
- have flown at least 5 hours
- have flown at least one cross-country trip (over 50nm) in the last 180 days,
- subjects may use bi/tri-focals, but these must be graduated so as to not interfere with oculometer data collection.[1]
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I have flown at least 5 hours, am I eligible?
 
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