An airborne navigation aid to assist general aviation pilots in the terminal areas
An airborne navigation aid to assist general aviation pilots in the terminal areas
General Aviation (GA) aircraft have been involved in a considerable number of accidents, many of which have been caused by excessive pilot workload in the terminal phases of flight, particularly in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). A special contributory factor can often be the need to land at a diversionary airfield with which the pilot is unfamiliar. In such a situation, the pilot needs to consult the corresponding terminal navigation plates. The increased workload caused by careful study of unfamiliar terminal navigation charts whilst flying towards the unfamiliar airfield can lead to a deterioration in pilot's performance with its possible effect on flight safety.
This dissertation details an original design of an airborne terminal navigation aid suitable for GA aircraft which represents a new approach of terminal area plates presentation. The system presents to the pilot on a cockpit display the appropriately selected terminal navigation plates with the aircraft's position continuously displayed thereupon. This represents a new and efficient method of terminal navigation charts consultation, which not only saves weight and space in the cockpit, but also, more importantly, contributes to a significant reduction of workload for pilots flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) by relieving them from the pressure of having to struggle to find the required plates among the large number they carry with them, particularly if they are concerning an airfield to which the aircraft has been diverted. The alleviation of pilot workload will inevitably contribute to an improvement in flight safety.
The system was implemented on a twin-engined Single-Pilot IFR (SPIFR) flight simulator.
University of Southampton
1993
Zouaoui, Zoubir
(1993)
An airborne navigation aid to assist general aviation pilots in the terminal areas.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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Abstract
General Aviation (GA) aircraft have been involved in a considerable number of accidents, many of which have been caused by excessive pilot workload in the terminal phases of flight, particularly in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). A special contributory factor can often be the need to land at a diversionary airfield with which the pilot is unfamiliar. In such a situation, the pilot needs to consult the corresponding terminal navigation plates. The increased workload caused by careful study of unfamiliar terminal navigation charts whilst flying towards the unfamiliar airfield can lead to a deterioration in pilot's performance with its possible effect on flight safety.
This dissertation details an original design of an airborne terminal navigation aid suitable for GA aircraft which represents a new approach of terminal area plates presentation. The system presents to the pilot on a cockpit display the appropriately selected terminal navigation plates with the aircraft's position continuously displayed thereupon. This represents a new and efficient method of terminal navigation charts consultation, which not only saves weight and space in the cockpit, but also, more importantly, contributes to a significant reduction of workload for pilots flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) by relieving them from the pressure of having to struggle to find the required plates among the large number they carry with them, particularly if they are concerning an airfield to which the aircraft has been diverted. The alleviation of pilot workload will inevitably contribute to an improvement in flight safety.
The system was implemented on a twin-engined Single-Pilot IFR (SPIFR) flight simulator.
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Published date: 1993
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/462201
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Zoubir Zouaoui
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