TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Effects of scenery, lighting, glideslope, and experience on timing the landing flare
JO  - Journal of experimental psychology: applied
A1  - Palmisano, Stephen
A1  - Favelle, Simone
A1  - Sachtler, W. L.
SP  - 236
EP  - 246
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - This study examined three visual strategies for timing the initiation of the landing flare based on perceptions of either: (a) a critical height above ground level; (b) a critical runway width angle (Psi); or (c) a critical time-to-contact (TTC) with the runway. Visual displays simulated landing approaches with trial-to-trial variations in glideslope, lighting, and scene detail. Twenty-four participants (8 private pilots, 8 student pilots, and 8 nonpilots) were instructed to initiate the flare when they perceived that their TTC with the runway (30 m wide by 840 m long) had reached a critical value of 2 seconds. Our results demonstrated a significant effect of flight experience on flare timing accuracy and dominance of the height-based strategy over the runway-width-angle and TTC-based strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-898X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0012659
ID  - ref1
ER  -