See and Avoid/Cockpit Visibility

Abstract

This study was conducted in response to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Aviation Safety and the recommendations of the Interagency Near Midair Collision (NMAC) Working Group, dated July 21, 1986, which suggested a review of see and avoid effectiveness, conspicuity enhancement, and their relationship to cockpit visibility. This report summarizes the salient facts in these areas, based on a review of the literature, and assesses the potential for significant reduction of collision risk. The study was conducted by Walton Graham, Questek, Incorporated, who was previously involved in numerous FAA see and avoid, pilot warning instrument/ collision risk studies and analyses of the near midair collision data. Keywords: See and avoid, Conspicuity enhancement, Cockpit visibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214214

Entities

People

  • W. Graham

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Collisions
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Flight
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Mid-Air Collisions
  • Military Aircraft
  • Miss Distance
  • Simulators
  • Traffic Collision Avoidance System
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warning Systems

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  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management