Haslbeck, Andreas and Hörmann, Hans-Jürgen and Gontar, Patrick (2018) Stirring the Pot: Comparing Stick Input Patterns and Flight-Path Control Strategies in Airline Pilots. The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology, 28 (1-2), pp. 15-30. Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/24721840.2018.1481343. ISSN 2472-1840.
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Abstract
Objective: This study evaluated airline pilots’ inceptor input patterns and flight-path control strategies during a manual instrument approach as a function of recent flight practice. Background: Manual flying skills erode due to an extensive use of automation and rare opportunity to practice these skills. Method: One hundred and twenty-six randomly selected pilots of a European airline took part in this experiment, performing a simulated manual raw data precision approach. All of the pilots were allocated to 1 of 4 groups according to their fleet and rank: first officers and captains on short haul, as well as first officers and captains on long haul. A new method to analyze flight-path control strategies by differentiating between constant and variable flight-path errors was proposed. Time-domain measures were taken into account to evaluate sidestick inputs. Results: We distinguished between 2 different flight-path control strategies; both differed in the deviations achieved. In addition, the pilots who predominantly used 1-dimensional sidestick inputs also had smaller deviations from the ideal flight-path. Conclusion: Pilots showed a relationship between manual fine-motor flying skills and recent flight practice, especially in long-haul fleets.
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||
Title: | Stirring the Pot: Comparing Stick Input Patterns and Flight-Path Control Strategies in Airline Pilots | ||||||||||||
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Date: | June 2018 | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology | ||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||
Volume: | 28 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/24721840.2018.1481343 | ||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 15-30 | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2472-1840 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Keywords: | manual control, flying performance, sidestick inputs | ||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | air traffic management and operations | ||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation | ||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | L - Human factors and safety in Aeronautics (old) | ||||||||||||
Location: | Hamburg | ||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Aviation and Space Psychology | ||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Hörmann, Dr.phil. Hans-Jürgen | ||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 26 Jul 2018 10:49 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 01 Oct 2020 14:42 |
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