Experimental Study of Vertical Flight Path Mode Awareness
Name
ASL-95-3-1.pdf
Description
ASL-95-3-1.pdf
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356.04 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
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Author(s)
Johnson, Eric N.
Pritchett, Amy R.
Date Issued
March 1995
Publisher
International Center for Air Transportation
Series/Report no.
ASL-95-3
Abstract
An experimental simulator study was run to test pilot detection of an error in autopilot mode selection. Active airline air crew were asked to fly landing approaches by commanding the Flight Path Angle mode while monitoring the approach with both a Head Up Display and Head Down Displays. During one approach, the Vertical Speed mode was intentionally triggered by an experimenter instead, causing a high rate of descent below the intended glide path. Of the 12 pilots, 10 were unable to detect the high descent rate prior to significant glide path deviation.
Subjects
autopilot
Flight Path Angle
Head Up Display
Head Down Displays
human factors
air transportation
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