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The role of flight planning in aircrew decision performanceThe role of flight planning in increasing the safety and decision-making performance of the air transport crews was investigated in a study that involved 48 rated airline crewmembers on a B720 simulator with a model-board-based visual scene and motion cues with three degrees of freedom. The safety performance of the crews was evaluated using videotaped replays of the flight. Based on these evaluations, the crews could be divided into high- and low-safety groups. It was found that, while collecting information before flights, the high-safety crews were more concerned with information about alternative airports, especially the fuel required to get there, and were characterized by making rapid and appropriate decisions during the emergency part of the flight scenario, allowing these crews to make an early diversion to other airports. These results suggest that contingency planning that takes into account alternative courses of action enhances rapid and accurate decision-making under time pressure.
Document ID
19890059970
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pepitone, Dave
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
King, Teresa
(San Jose State Foundation CA, United States)
Murphy, Miles
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 881517
Meeting Information
Meeting: Aerospace Behavioral Technology Conference and Exposition
Location: Anaheim, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: October 3, 1988
End Date: October 6, 1988
Sponsors: SAE
Accession Number
89A47341
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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