Tyler A. Babb graduated from the MTSU Professional Pilot program in 2007. He then worked as a flight instructor/check instructor/chief ground instructor at MTSU's flight school from 2007-2008 while attending graduate school at night.

In 2008, shortly after completing his Masters of Education at MTSU, he was hired by Corporate Flight Management to fly as a charter pilot. He was type rated in the Learjet 35A (LJ35) and Embraer Phenom 100 (EMB 500). His charter trips included destinations in 43 states, Canada, the Bahamas, and Mexico.

In 2011 he began working as a maintenance apprentice for the same company. In 2012, he was promoted to Audit Administrator and Training Coordinator for the 145 Repair Station and 135 Charter operation.

He joined the MTSU Aerospace Department as an assistant professor in August 2013 and taught lower-division courses such as Theory of Flight (AERO 1020), Aviation Weather (AERO 2010) and Professional Pilot I (AERO 2230). In 2017, he was appointed as coordinator of the professional pilot degree program. In 2019 he was tenured and promoted to associate professor.

He and his wife and two children live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Links to published articles:

The Prevalence and Limitations of Electronic Charts in University Flight Training

Professional Pilot Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) EFB Usage, Policies and Reliability (2017)

Electronic Flight Bag Policies at Collegiate Aviation Programs (2017)

The Challenges of Processing Kite Aerial Photography Imagery with Modern Photogrammetry Techniques (Aber, Babb, 2018)

A Comparison of the Strengths and Weaknesses of Small-Format Aerial Photography Platforms (Aber, Babb, Campbell, Corns, 2018)

Determination of Takeoff and Landing Distances Using an iPad Performance Application for the Diamond DA40 (2018)

All time readership of his five articles published in the International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace includes 28,937 downloads as of June 2024.

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2017 MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences Scholars Week: iPads Make Flight Planning Easier. Could Smart Technology Make Pilots Dumb?

2016 MTSU Aerospace Innovative Research Seminar: Flight Planning with Paper Charts versus Electronic Charts

University Aviation Association Fall 2014 Conference Flight Education Session: Implementing EFB Policies at Collegiate Aviation Programs

University Aviation Association Fall 2014 Research Roundtable: Talk Versus Text, ATC Communications

University Aviation Association Fall 2014 Best Practices: Flying Instrument Approaches, Holds on a Flight Simulator for Instrument Ground School

48th Annual Tennessee Mid-South Aviation Maintenance Conference Presentation (2014): Embraer Phenom 100 (EMB 500) Maintenance Interface.

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From 2013 to 2018, Mr. Babb actively researched Electronic Flight Bags. His previous experience using EFBs as a commercial pilot provided a solid foundation in which to build research projects. The primary research questions relate to EFBs and (1) the quality of primary flight education, (2) EFB practices at flight schools that are based upon air carrier policies, and (3) exposure to common EFB hardware/software during collegiate education and flight training.

As of 2024, Mr. Babb serves as a reviewer for three journals, including the International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, the Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering, and the Collegiate Aviation Review International.

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Grant: 2016-2017 MTSU Instructional Technology Development Grant. Acquisition of Jeppesen EFB software for use in the classroom.

Grant: 2013-2014 MTSU Instructional Development Grant: Purchased three iPads and subscriptions to ForeFlight Mobile for Aerospace Faculty.

2014 - Current: Flight School Support. Develop and sustain list of EFB recommendations for MTSU aerospace students.

Grant 2014: Acquisition of a Barany Chair for disorientation demonstrations in AERO 3210.

Grant: 2017 MTSU Technology Access Fee (Callender, Crews & Babb): purchased two Environics(c) Reduced Oxygen Breathing Devices (ROBDs). As of 2022, these devices are used to induce hypoxia for aerospace students in the AERO 4130 - Aerospace Physiology course.

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