A Flight Simulator Study to Evaluate Manual Flying Skills of Airline Pilots

Autor: Paul Kirchner, E. Schubert, Klaus Bengler, Andreas Haslbeck
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 58:11-15
ISSN: 1071-1813
2169-5067
DOI: 10.1177/1541931214581003
Popis: Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively. This paper reports an experimental study with the objective to assess pilots’ raw-data-based flight performance which is affected by long-term practice and structured training. Fifty-seven airline pilots with different levels of aviation experience scheduled on an Airbus fleet, representing contrary levels of practice and training, had to fly a simulated 45 minutes approach and landing scenario while flight performance data were objectively recorded. The level of practice and training was found to have a significant influence on manual flying skills. Pilots with low levels of practice and training showed a large variance in manual flight performance; pilots with high levels of practice and training demonstrated high and homogenous performance.
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