Effects of a Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal (FAROS) on Pilots' Flight Path Tracking, Traffic Detection, and Air Traffic Control Communications

Abstract

Eighteen pilot participants with varying experience levels flew 36 approaches in a medium fidelity cockpit simulator. Eighteen baseline trials were flown with a standard Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and 18trials were flown with the proposed Flashing PAPI (FPAPI). The results showed a significant increase in lateral tracking error with the FPAPI as compared to the PAPI trials, but no increase in vertical tracking errors. There was also a trend toward an increase in the number of radio communications with the FPAPI. Pilots were able to determine runway occupancy status and land or go-around as required in both the baseline and FPAPI trial.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1126148

Entities

People

  • John Helleberg

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Collisions
  • Corporations
  • Environment
  • Errors
  • Flight
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Paths
  • Flight Simulations
  • Flight Simulators
  • International Airports
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Pilots
  • Precision
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Transport Aircraft

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers