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Assessing Ga Pilots' Preflight Weather Planning Mental Models, Yolanda Ortiz, Beth Blickensderfer, Thomas A. Guinn
Assessing Ga Pilots' Preflight Weather Planning Mental Models, Yolanda Ortiz, Beth Blickensderfer, Thomas A. Guinn
General Aviation Weather Display Interpretation
Purpose, To assess GA Pilots' ability to:
- Obtain the Appropriate Weather Information
- Interpret the Data
- Apply the Information to a Given Flight Route
Interpreting Aviation Weather Products: Follow-Up Study With Aopa Members, Beth Blickensderfer, Thomas A. Guinn, Thomas Bob, Jayde King, Yolanda Ortiz, Nick Defilippis, Quirijn Berendschot, Jacqueline Mcsorley
Interpreting Aviation Weather Products: Follow-Up Study With Aopa Members, Beth Blickensderfer, Thomas A. Guinn, Thomas Bob, Jayde King, Yolanda Ortiz, Nick Defilippis, Quirijn Berendschot, Jacqueline Mcsorley
General Aviation Weather Display Interpretation
Purpose
- Use the questions we developed in Phase I
- Include pilots that are more representative of GA (age, flight hours/experience); Collaborate with AOPA
- Examine: Knowledge about aviation weather products; Differences between levels of flight certificate and/or ratings
The General Aviation Pilot Preflight Weather Planning: Weather Products Usability & Limitations, Jayde King, Yolanda Ortiz, Nicholas Defilippis, Thomas A. Guinn, Beth Blickensderfer, Thomas Robert
The General Aviation Pilot Preflight Weather Planning: Weather Products Usability & Limitations, Jayde King, Yolanda Ortiz, Nicholas Defilippis, Thomas A. Guinn, Beth Blickensderfer, Thomas Robert
General Aviation Weather Display Interpretation
Over the last 30 years, a large percentage of weather-related aviation accidents have occurred under General Aviation (GA) operations (FAA, 2010; Fultz & Ashley, 2016; AOPA, 2008).
- Novice Private Pilots VFR into IMC
- High Risk For Incurring Fatality
Aviation Weather Challenges
- Difficult to interpret Aviation Weather Products
- Pilot's Decision Making Biases and Errors
- GA Pilots' Lack of Aviation Weather Experience