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Gupta S, Deo M, Johnson ME, Pitts BJ, Caldwell BS. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 2021; 65(1): 256. |
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(Copyright © 2021, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing) |
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Abstract |
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that weather-related accidents involving GA aircraft that encountered poor visibility have the highest fatality rate among all types of accidents (NTSB, 2017). Pilot reports (PIREPs) are reports made by pilots concerning the weather conditions they experience during flight. PIREPs are one of the most important sources that provide in situ observations that can be used by pilots and others to avoid weather hazards. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommends pilots to submit at least one PIREP on each flight, regardless of whether the encountered weather is good or bad or match weather forecasts (NTSB, 2017). However, GA pilots submitted relatively fewer PIREPs compared to the volume of air traffic in the United States... Language: en |