The Use Of 3d Modeling Software To Enhance Rotorcraft Maintenance Training,
2019
Wright State University
The Use Of 3d Modeling Software To Enhance Rotorcraft Maintenance Training, Celeste D. Torrez, Brian J. Kozak
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
In order to obtain an airframe and powerplant (A&P) certificate, students must receive a minimum of 1,900 hours of instruction from an FAA approved 14 CFR Part 147 School. Within Part 147, students are only required to learn about helicopters at a level 1 proficiency, which requires only classroom lectures. In order to fill this possible gap in knowledge, the authors created a training exercise at the sophomore level. A helicopter tail rotor was simulated using CATIA to model common stresses on helicopter components. Additionally, helicopter accident reports were used to increase the understanding of proper maintenance, and how components …
If We’D Only Listen! What Research Can Tell Us About Aircrew Fatigue.,
2019
Wright State University
If We’D Only Listen! What Research Can Tell Us About Aircrew Fatigue., Christina Ruudin-Brown, Ari Rosberg, Danielle Krukowski
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
Performance decrements associated with fatigue are significant risk factors of occupational, motor vehicle, and aviation accidents. The substantial number of recent aviation occurrences involving aircrew fatigue and the slow progress of related rulemaking prompted the TSB to include fatigue management on its 2018 Watchlist of key safety issues. At the same time, a finding of aircrew fatigue in a 2017 NTSB investigation into a near-taxiway landing prompted some journalists to argue that there are few, if any, research studies showing how fatigue affects flying ability, and that current efforts in fatigue management may not be effective. This paper explores research …
A History Of The Air Traffic Control Collegiate Training Initiative (At-Cti) Program,
2019
Wright State University
A History Of The Air Traffic Control Collegiate Training Initiative (At-Cti) Program, Darendia Mccauley, Dana Broach
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
In the 1989 FAA Flight Plan for Training, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed testing the concept of off-loading some portion of air traffic control specialist (ATCS) training to colleges and universities. This was the genesis of the program that became known as the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI). The AT-CTI program was initiated as a cost saving effort to defer some of the basic ATCS educational elements to participating colleges and universities. Beginning in 1989, the FAA entered into partnerships with selected post-secondary educational institutions to conduct some portion of ATCS technical training as a demonstration program. The …
A Tablet-Computer App Displaying Runway Winds,
2019
Wright State University
A Tablet-Computer App Displaying Runway Winds, William R. Knecht
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
We tested variants of a mobile meteorological tablet-computer application designed to help general aviation (GA) pilots land aircraft more safely under windy conditions. This “app” compared METAR runway wind information in several graphical and textual formats. Study 1 tested 25 GA pilots on 18 runway wind scenarios. Graphical METARs depicted the runway with a large arrow at 90°, representing the crosswind speed component, and a second arrow parallel to the runway, representing the headwind/tailwind component. We hypothesized that eliminating the need for complex mental calculation of wind components would increase speed and/or accuracy of information processing. Study 2 tested 17 …
Factors Affecting Air Traffic Controller’S Weather Dissemination To Pilots,
2019
Wright State University
Factors Affecting Air Traffic Controller’S Weather Dissemination To Pilots, Ali Alshaqah, Chen Ling, Emma Pierson, Shengyoung Wang
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
As the number of flights in the United States continues to rise steadily, an equally amplified need for reliability and safety has come to the forefront of aviation research. One of the most alarming trends is the number of general aviation (GA) accidents during severe weather events that occur yearly, with fatalities occurring in more than half of these cases. This study focuses on identifying factors influencing weather dissemination of Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) to GA pilots. Ten factors affecting controllers’ performance during severe weather events were identified through an in-depth literature review including controller mental workload, situation awareness, weather …
Understanding Current Ways Of Reporting Runway Incursion Incidents At Towered Airports,
2019
Wright State University
Understanding Current Ways Of Reporting Runway Incursion Incidents At Towered Airports, Divya Bhargava, Karen Marais
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
Runway incursions occur when an unauthorized aircraft, vehicle or pedestrian operates on a runway. While most incursions are near-misses, they have the potential of turning into fatal accidents such as the Tenerife accident. Despite various efforts to reduce runway incursions, the number of incursions has been increasing. Learning from past incidents can help us develop effective preventive strategies but lack of in-depth investigations limits our understanding of the causes of incursions. At towered airports, the controller on duty reports the incident to the FAA using a form asking them to describe the incident in their own words. Our research question …
A Framework For Assessing The Impact Of Performance-Based Navigation On Air Traffic Controllers,
2019
Wright State University
A Framework For Assessing The Impact Of Performance-Based Navigation On Air Traffic Controllers, R. Jordan Hinson, Michael W. Sawyer, Gary L. Serfoss
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
The air traffic control domain is undergoing significant modernization efforts through technology and procedure enhancements. Understanding the impact of these changes and ensuring these enhancements do not unduly increase controller cognitive workload is essential for success. This research provides a framework for assessing human performance impacts and cognitive workload associated with Performance-Based Navigation for use in an operational air traffic control environment. A panel of human factors and air traffic control subject matter experts assessed a broad set of measures of cognitive workload based on sensitivity, bandwidth, diagnosticity, selectivity, interference, controller acceptance, reliability, and implementation requirements. This resulted in a …
What Is Safety Data?,
2019
Wright State University
What Is Safety Data?, Julia Pounds, Paul Krois
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
This paper reports on our efforts to determine if the ubiquitous term safety data can be more specifically defined. That is, whether data can be categorized as safety data based on some unique characteristics such that other data not having these would be categorized as not safety data. FAA analysts rely on multiple sources of objective data for virtually all analyses supporting FAA’s decision making. While profuse amounts of data are continuously collected twenty-four hours a day, only subsets are deemed useful for any particular purpose, such as assessing how well an organization conducts its safety or efficiency or security …
Helmet Mounted Display Format And Spatial Audio Cueing Flight Test,
2019
Wright State University
Helmet Mounted Display Format And Spatial Audio Cueing Flight Test, Thomas Schnell, Eric Geiselman, Brian Simpson, Henry Williams
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
Historically, the objective of new technology development has been to enhance pilot performance (such as situation awareness) without causing problems such as Spatial Disorientation (SD). However, when improperly designed or poorly integrated, such technologies may actually reduce performance and increase the likelihood of unintended consequences. SD continues to be a serious problem in the military flight domain and it is critical that both the potential to cause problems as well as support effective defensive mitigation strategies be considered early in the development of new technologies. Past research has shown that new technologies can change operator behaviors. For example, the availability …
Psychologists Role In Brazilian Aviation - Present And Perspectives,
2019
Wright State University
Psychologists Role In Brazilian Aviation - Present And Perspectives, Lisia Maria Espinola Da Silva Pacheco Cabral, Selma Leal De Oliveira Ribeiro, Marcia Regina Molinari Barreto, Marcia Fajer, Maria Da Conceição Correia Pereira, Cesar Da Silva Santos
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
This article describes a Group Discussion occurred on the I National Congress of the Brazilian Aviation Psychology Association (ABRAPAV), in 2016. Among 158 participants on the event, 146 took part of this Group Discussion: 75 psychologists; 6 Psychology students; 25 other aviation professionals; 40 professionals with unidentified formation. They chose one of the following subgroups to discuss about Aviation Psychology activities, facilities, difficulties and suggestions: Regular Aviation; Nonregular/ General Aviation; Military Aviation; Regulator Authority/Aeronautical Industry; Clinics/Hospitals; Airclubs/ Aviation Schools/ Universities/Training Centers; Air Navigation/Airports. After the discussion, each subgroup representative presented the results of the main activities, facilities, difficulties and suggestions, …
Lost Of Situation Awareness During Commercial Flight Over Colombian Mountains,
2019
Wright State University
Lost Of Situation Awareness During Commercial Flight Over Colombian Mountains, Oscar Sarmiento Mejia
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
According to the report received by the commander of the aircraft, the 48 hours prior to the event were instructional flights with high workloads, as they were aspirants who expected to be linked to the company, the assignment of the flight began in Medellin(Colombia) under the condition of additional crew member ( tripadi) to the city of Cali, there he made his first flight covering the Cali-Bogota route, without any novelty with the student, they had a stopover in Bogota of approximately three (3) hours and departed to Cali in order to perform an initial operational training (IOT) for the …
A Case Study Of Taxiway Landing (1982-2016),
2019
Wright State University
A Case Study Of Taxiway Landing (1982-2016), Linfeng Jin, Chien-Tsung Lu
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
The paper reviews the 26 “landing on the taxiway” cases happened between 1982 and 2016 recorded by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) aviation accident/incident database, it evaluates causal and contributing factors such as visibility, navigation, preparation, fatigue, experiences, age and more affecting pilots’ operations. Also, personnel injury/fatality and severity of the aircraft damage are extracted from the NTSB’s accident/incident databases to conduct the inductive research. Some interesting findings in the paper includes the experienced pilots landing on the taxiway, and different trends of mistakes between general aviation (GA) and commercial operation. Based on these findings, the authors have given …
Hazardous Attitudes In Us Part 121 Airline Accidents,
2019
Wright State University
Hazardous Attitudes In Us Part 121 Airline Accidents, Bryan Nuñez, Carlos López, Jonathan Velazquez, Oswart A. Mora, Kevin Román
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
The greater part of aviation accidents is often attributed to human error, with flight crew performance accounting for the majority of these mishaps. In 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a rule to address pilot professionalism and to increase the likelihood that aviators adhere to standard procedures and prevent behavior that could lead to pilot errors in the airline domain. The FAA has identified 5 Hazardous Attitudes that afflict pilots: macho, impulsivity, resignation, invulnerability, and anti-authority. This study examined the FAA-defined Hazardous Attitudes and the regularity with which they occurred in the U.S. air carrier flight crew related accidents …
Pilot Wellbeing & Work Related Stress (Wrs),
2019
Wright State University
Pilot Wellbeing & Work Related Stress (Wrs), Joan Cahill, Paul Cullen, Keith Gaynor
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
This paper presents the preliminary findings of an anonymous web-based survey addresing pilot work related stress (WRS) and wellbeing. The initial analysis indicates that pilots are under stress and experiencing wellbeing problems. Specific features of the job can result in wellbeing problems, spanning the three pillars of wellbeing. Critically, sources of WRS can increase a pilot’s risk in terms of developing a mental health (MH) issue. Further, sources of WRS can impact on performance and safety. Considerable barriers still remain in relation to reporting MH issues at work. Coping mechanisms addressing sleep/fatigue, diet, exercise and communication/reporting, enable some pilots to …
Traffic Flow Management For Trajectory Based Operations: Supporting Effective Predeparture Reroutes,
2019
Wright State University
Traffic Flow Management For Trajectory Based Operations: Supporting Effective Predeparture Reroutes, Philip J. Smith, Mark Evans, Amy Spencer
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
There are a number of tools and procedures identified as applicable to initial Trajectory Based Operations (iTBO). This includes Strategic Planning and Traffic Flow Management such as the use of Ground Delay Programs, Airspace Flow Programs and Collaborative Trajectory Operations Program initiatives (CTOPs). It also includes a focus on route management (including the Pre-Departure ReRoute (PDRR) and AirBorne ReRoute (ABRR) tools and airport surface management (as part of the Tower Flight Data Management program or TFDM). This paper focuses on enhancements to support the effective use of the Pre- Departure ReRoute tool (PDRR). These enhancements emphasize the importance of integration …
From Crewed To Single-Pilot Operations: Pilot Performance And Workload Management,
2019
Wright State University
From Crewed To Single-Pilot Operations: Pilot Performance And Workload Management, Anja K. Faulhaber
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
Higher levels of automation have come to replace human roles in the cockpit. Therefore, a further reduction of the crew size from two pilots to one has become an option. Such single-pilot operations (SPO) need to provide at least the same safety standards as today’s two-crew operations (TCO). The present study aims at identifying potential issues in pilot performance and workload during SPO as opposed to TCO. Fourteen pilots flew short ILS approach and landing scenarios in a fixed-base A320 flight simulator. A 2x3 factorial design was used with the factors crew configuration (TCO and SPO) and scenario (baseline, turbulence …
Mission-Ready Adaptive Decision Aids: The New Performance Model For Crew Station Design,
2019
Wright State University
Mission-Ready Adaptive Decision Aids: The New Performance Model For Crew Station Design, Kevin M. Smith
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
Discussed are three theories: 1) Baysian probability theory, 2) signal detection theory, and 3) operational decision theory. To combine the three is to come to an understanding of how one can operate effectively in complex environments. Complex environments present unique challenges from a human performance perspective. They require applying uncommon skill sets to allow for optimization of performance. Applying analytic methods to clarify and respond to mission critical events is most urgent. The analytics of uncertainty is presented. Three mission critical decisions are discussed: to continue or abandon the mission, to perform the approach go-around maneuver, and to determine the …
Effect Of Pain And Task Load On Flying Performance,
2019
Wright State University
Effect Of Pain And Task Load On Flying Performance, Kellen Probert, Brian P. Dyre, Justin G. Hollands, Tristan Beaudoin, Elaine Maceda
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
An operationally-significant number of Griffon aircrew in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) develop chronic neck pain; however, it is unclear how this chronic pain affects their ability to accomplish their missions. Extant literature on pain and human performance has found that pain can negatively affect tasks constrained by short-term memory and attention switching. We sought to test whether pain has similar effects on personnel piloting helicopters in simulation. Twenty-three RCAF personnel flew a simulated Griffon helicopter through waypoints along a target path. We were particularly interested in the effects of three variables: a) the presence or absence of induced …
Reinforcement Learning In Aviation, Either Unmanned Or Manned, With An Injection Of Ai,
2019
Wright State University
Reinforcement Learning In Aviation, Either Unmanned Or Manned, With An Injection Of Ai, Krishnamurthy V. Vemuru, Steven D. Harbour, Jeffery D. Clark
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
We propose a novel theme of aviation with the injection of AI in the form of a reinforcement learning (RL) agent that learns flying skills by observing the pilot’s psychological reaction and flight path in a simulator. The pilot and the RL agent learn flying skills simultaneously, forming a symbiotic relationship. The episodes for training the reinforcement learning agent can be simulated by a pilot flying in a simulator, or unmanned using a game on a computer. In a typical episode, the reinforcement learning agent provides a sequence of actions for the pilot to follow. These instructions produce one of …
Individualized Landing Flare Training Using Both
Flight Performance And Psychophysiological Measures,
2019
Wright State University
Individualized Landing Flare Training Using Both Flight Performance And Psychophysiological Measures, Jorg Onno Entzinger
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2019
In this paper, we propose the analysis of various measures of eye and heart-rate data in addition to the flown trajectories and landing result, to get a better understanding of a trainee’s learning phase and optimize the time spent on and exercises used for the flare training. A problem often experienced is that the trainee knows what to do and tries to a level that (s)he even believes to be doing just that, without actually doing it. Objective, visual feedback can be used to provide the trainee with tangible points to focus on, instead of the often heard comments like …
