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Citation

Haslbeck A, Hoermann HJ, Gontar P. Int. J. Aerosp. Psychol. 2018; 28(1-2): 15-30.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/24721840.2018.1481343

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated airline pilots' inceptor input patterns and flight-path control strategies during a manual instrument approach as a function of recent flight practice.

BACKGROUND: Manual flying skills erode due to an extensive use of automation and rare opportunity to practice these skills.

METHOD: One hundred and twenty-six randomly selected pilots of a European airline took part in this experiment, performing a simulated manual raw data precision approach. All of the pilots were allocated to 1 of 4 groups according to their fleet and rank: first officers and captains on short haul, as well as first officers and captains on long haul. A new method to analyze flight-path control strategies by differentiating between constant and variable flight-path errors was proposed. Time-domain measures were taken into account to evaluate sidestick inputs.

RESULTS: We distinguished between 2 different flight-path control strategies; both differed in the deviations achieved. In addition, the pilots who predominantly used 1-dimensional sidestick inputs also had smaller deviations from the ideal flight-path.

CONCLUSION: Pilots showed a relationship between manual fine-motor flying skills and recent flight practice, especially in long-haul fleets.


Language: en

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