Title

The Application Of Human Factors Principles To Upset Recovery Training

Abstract

Loss of control in flight was the largest category of fatal commercial air carrier accidents between 1994 and 20031 Loss-of-control accidents were also the leading cause of general aviation accidents in the United States in 20032 and these accidents have been on the constant increase for all categories of flight, including corporate aviation, for the past 25 years. In response to this issue, The Flight Research Training Center was established in 2002, in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration, to provide specific training for pilots on dealing with upset events that can lead to loss of control. This paper presents an overview of (a) current trends in upset recovery training and the efficacy of such programs; (b) simulator training and the concept of "learning by doing"3;and (c) the application of human factors principles to upset recovery training. This paper also presents a training program that directly addresses the issue of loss of control in corporate aviation operations. The training protocol is multi-faceted, utilizes state-of-the-art in-flight simulation technologies and applies critical human factors principles to the process of preparing pilots to better deal with the unexpected.

Publication Date

12-1-2005

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

Number of Pages

277-293

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

31844447986 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/31844447986

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