Manual flying skills under the influence of performance shaping factors

Haslbeck, Andreas; Schubert, Ekkehart; Onnasch, Linda; Hüttig, Gerhard; Bubb, Heiner; Bengler, Klaus

doi:10.3233/wor-2012-0153-178

Cited by 7 publications

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“…The first subject began the experiment (three subjects per night) approximately two and a half hours after the starting time. The whole procedure resembles longer flights with landings during the early morning hours, representing long-haul flights from the east or mid-range flights operated with shorthaul aircraft in the partner airline (Haslbeck et al, 2012).…”

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

Haslbeck

Kirchner

Schubert

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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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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“…Attempting to fill this gap, the following study was conducted to focus on long-haul pilots. Considering different approaches already mentioned, the current study addresses the following aspects specifically (see also Haslbeck et al (2012)):…”

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

Haslbeck

Kirchner

Schubert

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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“…Today,theindustryhasagrowingissuewithautomationintheformofflightskillloss,complacency, complexity,andlackofunderstanding (Curtis,etal.,2010;Franks,Hay,&Mavin,2014;Geiselman, Johnson, & Buck, 2013;Haslbeck et al, 2012;Moll, 2012). However, this automation issue is of no surprise-five years after AQP was implemented, an FAA human factors team reported, "insufficientcriteria,methods,andtoolsfordesign,training,andevaluation"attributedtoweaknesses in"understanding,automation/modeawareness,andinsufficientknowledgeandskills" (FAA,1996, pp.23-24).…”

Section: Automation Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

SMS, Safety Culture, and the Four Pillars of Safety Applied to Airline Pilot Training

Petitt

2017

International Journal of Aviation Systems, Operations and Training

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The history of airline safety includes both FAA economic and safety measures that have grown over the years. This article provides a timeline of airline safety trends from crew resource management to safety management systems. Industry challenges are identified to include operational constraints, training challenges, economic concerns, and human factors to indicate a necessary paradigm shift from reactionary strategies toward proactive measures required by a safety culture—reporting culture, just culture, flexible culture, and learning culture. A safety culture is the foundation for safety management systems (SMS) mandated by the FAA for airline operations, to include the four pillars of safety: safety policy, safety risk management, safety assurance, and safety promotion. This article will identify how to integrate SMS, safety culture, and the four pillars of safety into the airline pilot training environment with cost effective strategies to improve safety within an SMS framework supported by a safety culture.

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“…These basic skills form a basis for every ab initio pilot training program. 1 One of the maneuvers trained in the early stages of flight training is the transition from approach to touchdown, the flare maneuver. Flaring an aircraft is, due to its dynamic nature, short duration, and proximity to the ground inherently challenging and therefore one of the common stagnation points during initial training.…”

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Design and Evaluation of a Haptic Aid for Training of the Manual Flare Manoeuvre

Deldycke

Baelen

Pool

et al. 2018

2018 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference

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The use of haptic feedback as a tool for skill training has shown benefits for the formation of motor-memory and support for certain temporal tasks. Therefore, this research focuses on the development of a haptic aid for supporting the training of the challenging manual flare maneuver in initial pilot training. The haptic aid, which consisted of three "off-target" haptic modes each meant to clarify a typical mistake in flare execution, was designed based on instructor actions during real flight training. The High Roundout (HR) mode was designed to better train flare timing. This haptic mode implemented an increase in pitch-up stick stiffness when still above the desired flare altitude. The Late Roundout (LR) and Ballooning (BA) modes used repeated pulses on the stick-in pitch-up and pitch-down directions, respectively-to alert trainees when they flared too late (or not at all) or when overly large pitch-up inputs that would lead to regaining altitude were given. To test the haptic aid, a quasi-transfer-of-training experiment with 16 novices was performed in a full-motion research simulator. A baseline group and a group receiving haptic feedback were compared and in the haptics group the haptic aid was used during the training phase of the experiment, but disabled in the evaluation phase. A second-stage evaluation, with an untrained landing scenario, was used to verify the generalizability of the skills. The obtained data indicates no improved learning effect regarding flare trajectory. It was found that due to the difficulty of the task, strategies based on linking the cues to desired discrete touchdown performance were formed. The usage of the HR mode, however, resulted in more consistent initiation of the flare which was retained after transfer. The second-stage evaluation also did not show worsening of flare performance, suggesting generalizability of the skills with the haptic aid.

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Manual flying skills under the influence of performance shaping factors

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

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

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

SMS, Safety Culture, and the Four Pillars of Safety Applied to Airline Pilot Training

Design and Evaluation of a Haptic Aid for Training of the Manual Flare Manoeuvre

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