Human Factors Lessons Learned in Terminal Air Traffic Control System Procurement

Author(s):  
Richard H. Mogford ◽  
Paul A. Krois ◽  
Kenneth R. Allendoerfer
Author(s):  
Earl L. Wiener

Controlled flight into terrain accidents are those in which an aircraft, under the control of the crew, is flown into terrain (or water) with no prior awareness on the part of the crew of the impending disaster. This paper examines recent experience with these accidents, seeing them as the result of errors generated by a complex air traffic control system with ample opportunities for system-induced errors. Such problem areas as pilot-controller communication, flightdeck workload, noise-abatement procedures, government regulation, visual illusions, and cockpit-and ground-radar warning devices are discussed, with numerous examples of recent accident cases. The failure of the human factors profession to play a more significant role in the air traffic complex is also considered.


2008 ◽  
Vol XXVIII (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
Jeff O'Leary ◽  
Frederick Woodard ◽  
Alok Srivastava ◽  
Denise S. Beidleman

1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 485-485
Author(s):  
John G. Kreifeldt

The present national Air Traffic Control system is a ground-centralized, man intensive system which through design allows relatively little meaningful pilot participation in decision making. The negative impact of this existing design can be measured in delays, dollars and lives. The FAA's design plans for the future ATC system will result in an even more intensive ground-centralized system with even further reduction of pilot decision making participation. In addition, controllers will also be removed from on-line decision making through anticipated automation of some or all of this critical function. Recent congressional hearings indicate that neither pilots nor controllers are happy or sanguine regarding the FAA's design for the future ATC system.


Author(s):  
T. S. Sukhova ◽  
O. V. Aleksashina ◽  
O. N. Grinyuk

The concept of flight safety is considered, the features and purpose of the air traffic control system, the air traffic control complex, the capabilities of the system that ensure flight safety are presented.


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