Hello members of the ASTG,
We are happy to announce the next "human factors in aerospace" webinar run by the ASTG.
Our next webinar will take place over Zoom on Tuesday, December 17th, 2024, at 1PM Pacific Time / 4PM Eastern Time. Our guests will be Andrea Sparko and Dr. Divya Chandra from the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
Here is a summary of the exciting topic they will be sharing with us:
In this presentation, Andrea Sparko and Divya Chandra review a recent project that examined flight deck human factors considerations for Performance Based Navigation (PBN) departure procedures (DPs), focusing on issues relevant to the Multiple Airport Route Separation (MARS) concept. MARS will expand the use of PBN routes in the terminal area to improve the flow of traffic in busy areas with multiple airports. We collected data from three sources to address research gaps identified from an earlier literature review. We learned about current operational issues with DPs from interviews with technical pilots and an analysis of 20 records curated from the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) database. We gathered data about factors that contribute to flightpath deviations on DPs from the ASRS records and from discussions with nine line pilots. We also gathered data on assessment of traffic threat by showing the line pilots simulated traffic overlaid on static navigation display images. Results indicate that there are many explanations for why pilots might deviate from a planned PBN departure route, some intentional and some unintentional. Our limited data on traffic-threat assessment indicate that there are conditions under which pilots may seek more information, or even prepare to take an action to avoid traffic by modifying their flightpath if traffic is in an unexpectedly close relative position.
As a reminder, all our webinars are livestreamed and the recordings are made available online. They also do not require an HFES or ASTG membership to view. Please access the link below to join the webinar:
https://polymtl-ca.zoom.us/j/81410906023?pwd=p3v0W25SiXbWs4Kb21VgTWjn77NGoe.1
We are excited to showcase the interesting HF-related work going on in the aerospace industry, and hope you can join us for this unique experience!
- Your ASTG Executive Committee
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Rodrigo Lopes Rose
System Safety Engineer
Winooski VT
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