{"id":135384,"date":"2023-05-25T10:32:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T14:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//?p=135384"},"modified":"2023-05-26T10:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T14:56:37","slug":"why-is-ucf-a-leading-producer-of-aviation-talent-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//why-is-ucf-a-leading-producer-of-aviation-talent-in-the-u-s/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//","title":{"rendered":"Why is UCF a Leading Producer of Aviation Talent in the U.S.?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next time you see a plane flying overhead /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2014 any plane /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2014 consider this: There/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s a strong possibility that a graduate or researcher from UCF had something to do with that plane being in the air. It could be an engineer who designed the propulsion system, a pilot who trained on a simulator, or a professor who developed protocols to keep the plane safe.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"attachment_135397/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"max-width: 210px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure float-right/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"210/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"262/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-135397 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//2023/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//Psychology-professor-Florian-Jentsch.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" alt></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"210/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"262/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-135397 size-full lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20210%20262%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" alt data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//2023/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//Psychology-professor-Florian-Jentsch.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/">Florian Jentsch /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201997PhD has been directing UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s Team Performance Laboratory since 2001, where he studies teams, training and human-technology interaction.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cThe culture for producing leading-edge talent has been here for decades,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d says <strong>Florian Jentsch /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201997PhD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//strong>, chair 色花堂/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s Psychology Department and director of the Team Performance Lab at the Institute for Simulation and Training (IST). /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cThe aviation industry as a whole is better because 色花堂/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s roles, and employers are very much aware of that./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>A casual reader might wonder how a university with no airfield could be ranked as the nation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s No. 1 supplier of talent six times by <em>Aviation Week Network</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//em>. Or why professors in fields like psychology and digital media play such prominent roles in the advancement of that talent.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>Start with Jentsch. For 30 years he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s been an integral part of one of the world/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s premier programs in human factors at UCF /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2014 and what could be more important than /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201chuman factors/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d before and during a flight? In the same area of IST, David Metcalf and <strong>Michael Eakins /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201909BA /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201917MFA</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//strong> are creatively using multimedia to bring K-12 students into the widening aviation funnel (forecasts from Boeing indicate the industry will need more than 600,000 new pilots over the next 20 years).</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cAs much as I like to use new gadgets,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Eakins says, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cI get the biggest charge from watching the next generation use them. When I see the lightbulbs go on for the first time, I know we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019re doing something impactful./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<h2 class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"h3/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/">How UCF Fills the Talent Funnel</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>To trace the dots from digital media to aviation talent, let/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s start with Eakins/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019 and Metcalf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s backgrounds. Both grew up near <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//aerospace-defense/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/">aerospace</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//a> and aviation centers. Eakins was raised on Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s Space Coast, where his grandfather was part of the team that built NASA/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s first lunar module. Metcalf spent his formative years near NASA/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"attachment_135408/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"max-width: 196px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"225/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"300/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-135408/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//2023/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//Director-of-METIL_David-Metcalf.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" alt></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"225/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"300/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-135408 lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20225%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" alt data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//2023/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//Director-of-METIL_David-Metcalf.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/">With more than 20 years/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019 experience in the design and research of web-based and mobile technologies, David Metcalf is helping shape the use of technology to improve learning and more.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cAs a kid, I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019d hear conversations about <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//space/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/">space</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//a> and aviation,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Metcalf says. After studying computer graphics at the University of Texas, he used his multiple interests to help NASA establish its first multimedia lab. In 2006 he took another leap and launched UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL) at IST. The simulation lab has since spawned innovations in dozens of fields, including mobile healthcare, mobile learning, and /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2026 here it is /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2026 aviation training.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cOur students are never bored in the lab,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Metcalf says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>Eakins was one of those students early on.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cWhen I started my education at UCF, I thought I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019d pursue a career in gaming,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Eakins says, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cbut once I met David and had my first exposure to <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//modeling-simulation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/">simulation</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//a>, I got hooked./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>Eakins is now the creative lead of METIL, developing simulation and training tools to hook others who least expect to be hooked. The lab hosts K-12 field trips so kids can see and touch those tools.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>In February 2022, Metcalf and Eakins initiated the STEM Aviation Showcase, taking headsets and tablet-based simulators to events in Central Florida. Through partnerships with Orange County Public Schools, the Boys and Girls Club, and Junior Achievement, to name a few, they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019ve already made a presence at 16 events and had hands-on interactions with 1,600 curious kids.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019re able to bring aviation to people who have never met a pilot or maybe have never seen an airport,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Metcalf says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cThe airplanes flying high over their neighborhoods might be the closest they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019ve ever come to a plane. We can use the portable tools that we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019ve developed in IST to cast a wider net and grow more interest among people who thought it wasn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019t a reachable goal. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s also a great way to bring more women to the front of planes./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"attachment_135424/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"max-width: 225px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure float-right/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"225/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"300/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-135424 size-medium/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/" 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/">Since joining the METIL, Michael Eakins /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201809BA /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201817MFA and his team have made many contributions to projects with their work in virtual and augmented reality, interactive decision-based simulations and other research initiatives.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>Most recently, Eakins developed a more advanced training aid in collaboration with Boeing. Using an AR headset and a virtual captain /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2014 an avatar designed from a real pilot /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2014 users can experience flight training without the need for a plane, an airport, or an expensive, non-portable simulator.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cAnyone who has access to this can practice flying anywhere, without any risk,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Eakins says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cIt could be a gamechanger./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>The dots that lead from digital media to gaming to portable flight simulation come to a question that parents of high schoolers often ask: /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cWhat/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s the next step for my son or daughter?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cWe can point out the best classes to prepare them for a career in aviation,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Metcalf says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cIf they decide to come to UCF, they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019ll be guided through their educational journey to the personal future they desire./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<h2 class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/"h3/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/">How UCF Makes Flying Safer</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>Jentsch arrived at UCF in the early-mid 1990s to study for his doctoral degree in a crucial research field that, at that time, relatively few people knew anything about: human factors psychology. The application to aviation was always clear to Jentsch and his colleagues.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cThe reliability of aviation is directly tied to the behavior of everyone in the system,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Jentsch says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cThe gate agent. The security person. The baggage handler. The maintenance engineer. The pilot. Every person must know when to speak up and say, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2018we can/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019t leave the ground yet./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019 Technology helps, but at the end of the day we rely on good behavior for high positive consequences /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2014 in this case, safe travel./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>In the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201890s, UCF was one of five or six universities doing work in this space. Since then, many others have attempted to emulate UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s approach to research and training.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019re always a few steps ahead because many of our government and corporate partners are right here in Orlando,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Jentsch says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cPeople are always amazed that when you come into [Central Florida Research Park], you can find anyone and everyone who makes a flight simulator working here. This gives us access to tools at IST that allow us to explore the most realistic factors in aviation training./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>The control stick, however, is only as effective as the person using it. When the human factor fails, we call it /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201chuman error./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d And human error is responsible for at least half of all aviation accidents.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cOur research and training in human behaviors have significantly reduced accidents since the 1980s,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Jentsch says. The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (BAAA), an organization established in Geneva in 1990 for tracking aviation safety, reported 337 accidents in 1989. By 1999, the number had dropped to 234, and in 2022 the BAAA charted 97 accidents. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cYou can corelate the value of those results to the value of our students in the aviation industry./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>Jentsch and his research team were among the first to trace errors back to fixable, trainable factors. Communication is a good example. They concluded that instead of trying to figure out a flurry of issues at once, it would be safer to bring each issue to a resolution before opening the next issue /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2014 closed-loop communication. The strategy has since been adopted in other industries, like medicine. The reduction in surgical errors in hospitals is partly from the implementation of checklists and briefings during nurse shift changes.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cIt originated from our research for aviation,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201d Jentsch says. He says he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019s still excited after doing this type of research for 25 years.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cWhat we do is meaningful, and it goes hand-in-hand with meaningful simulation training and meaningful real-world jobs, Jentsch says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u201cAt the end of the day, when employers know that people influenced by our research can tackle any situation and make flying safer, then we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/135384/u2019ve done our jobs well. 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