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Translating Research Into Airline Practice: Case Studies In CollaborationAirline training departments are avid customers for research that will help them enhance the effectiveness of training and the safety of flight operations. However, various factors often make it difficult for training department managers to draw upon the large body of human factors research, e.g.: research may not address the specific questions facing the training departments, the research literature may not be in a form that training managers can readily interpret, researchers' recommendations may be too expensive or impractical to implement, etc. This panel will discuss ways in which researchers can work with training departments to design research and translate findings into products that airlines can use readily. This collaboration is most effective when it is an integral part of the study from its inception. To illustrate the process of collaboration we will use as a case study the recently completed LOFT (Line Oriented Flight Training) Debriefing research project. We will summarize the findings from that study and discuss how we translated those findings into two training tools: a manual on how to facilitate LOFT debriefings and a video that illustrates facilitation techniques in a realistically enacted debriefing. In some cases, instead of starting a new research project, training department needs can be addressed by reviewing the existing research literature and using expert opinion to develop products that specifically address those needs. To illustrate this approach we will discuss a recent informal working group of scientists and airline personnel that met to develop training material to enhance situation awareness. This group reviewed scientific literature and ASRS (Aviation Safety Reporting System) reports, analyzed contributing factors, and produced a model for managing situation awareness.
Document ID
20020040843
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dismukes, R. Key
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Chappell, Sherry
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Daniel, Doug
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Mancuso, Vince
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Rosekind, Mark R.
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Meeting Information
Meeting: 9th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology
Location: Columbus, OH
Country: United States
Start Date: April 27, 1997
End Date: May 1, 1997
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 505-64-13
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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