Timm Bliss

Oklahoma State University - Stillwater | Oklahoma State · Aviation & Space

Institutions of higher learning are offering an increasing number of compressed in-person classes with the goal of providing to their diverse student populations flexibility of instruction delivery. Southern Illinois University (SIU) and many other colleges are offering an increasing number of classes with compressed schedules to increase student e...

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is a critical need for the future of the U.S. workforce and national security; however, in the past decade, the number of U.S. high school students who expressed interest in becoming scientists and engineers dropped from 36% to 6%. As a result, a significant amount of investment has...

The purpose of this study was to discover if a relationship existed between the most common safety concerns and the most common UAS accidents with regards to the integration of military unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). This study examined the most common causes of UAS accidents over a five-year period, the leve...

In response to the 2009 Colgan 3407 airline crash and ensuing public concern, Public Law 111-216: The Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 was signed into law on August 1, 2010. This legislation mandated significant changes to the aviation and airline industries. Among these changes, an increase in pilot qualific...

As fuel prices continue to remain a major cost factor to air carriers around the world, steps must be taken in order to reduce the amount of jet fuel that a carrier utilizes on a daily basis. Air carriers; therefore, must try to maximize any fuel conservation program that they might have. In order to do this, a better understanding of employee perc...

This study used a case control methodology to analyze and describe the pilot characteristics of major U.S. air carrier accidents between 1991 and 2010. This study applied descriptive statistics and Chi-square for statistical analysis. The major findings of this study indicate that of the 50 accidents analyzed between 1991 and 2010, 96% of the first...

As the world observed the morning of September 11, 2001, it witnessed an event that changed the world. This event introduced the world to asymmetrical warfare, as a relatively small number of committed individuals transformed four U.S. commercial airplanes into missiles and committed mass murder of innocent people in America’s homeland. These attac...

The author conducted a review of academic journal articles published in the Collegiate Aviation Review (CAR). The study included all 189 articles published in the CAR over the past 28 years (1983-2010). The author categorized the CAR articles by author's institution/organization affiliation, classification by subject category, and geographical grou...

During the past ten years, there have only been a few published research studies examining the possible behavioral consequences of energy drink consumption by college students. With that in mind, the authors surveyed collegiate aviation flight students regarding their consumption of energy drinks and their perceptions of side effects and behavioral...

Over the last decade, energy drinks have become ubiquitous on college campuses. The global market for these drinks exceeds billions of dollars a year and new 'energy' products are progressively marketed and introduced annually. Outside of college student populations, the effects of energy drinks have been examined extensively. However, among colleg...

The purpose of this research study was to test a hypothesis regarding newly trained regional airline pilot and instructor pilot (IP) perceptions of how effectively pilots learn and use new technology found in technically advanced aircraft (TAA), given initial type of instrumentation training. The research questions focused on the type of initial in...

A review of articles published in the Journal of the Community Development Society was conducted. The 355 articles included in the analysis were published over the past 18 years of the journal and of the Community Development Society's existence. Articles were classified by institutional affiliation of author, subject classification of article, and...

The purpose of this study was to determine the existence and extent of barriers and gender biases that propagate the under representation of females in collegiate aviation programs. Focusing on female flight students' personal perceptions of their collegiate aviation programs, four research questions were formulated and the findings were supported...

Undoubtedly, the aviation industry has experienced turbulent times recently and may face significant restructuring in the next few years. Especially noteworthy has been the impact on collegiate flight programs, particularly those 2-year programs offered by community colleges that often bridge the gap in financial aid and flexible class schedules fo...

An aging aerospace workforce coupled with declining student interest and skills beginning at the secondary level and running through the doctoral level has prompted a potential crisis in the aviation/aerospace industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that 54 percent of U.S. aerospace workers over age 45 will leave the field by 2008 openin...

The purpose of this study was to assess elementary school teachers' level and extent of professional development specifically designed to educational technology, and to measure the perceptions of elementary school teachers regarding the effectiveness of professional development initiatives in their school district. Participants in the study were el...

This article discusses community college involvement in a key welfare-to-work training program, the Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program (JOBS), as a mirror to reflect on the larger issue of how federal and state workforce policy impacts publicly-controlled institutions of higher education. A qualitative assessment of JOBS programs...