An Evaluation of B-1B Pilot Performance During Simulated Instrument Approaches With and Without Status Information
Abstract
The majority of aircraft incidents occur during the approach to landing phase of flight. Little research has been conducted that evaluates the efficiency of the instrument display format used by the pilots for the approach to landing. This research examined the effects of two Instrument Landing System display formats on the tracking performance of pilots in a B-IB simulator under varying crosswind and starting conditions. One display contained flight director command steering supplemented with raw glideslope and localizer data; the other display was the same minus the raw data. This research was based on the hypothesis that superior tracking performance would result with flight director and raw glideslope and localizer data on the Instrument Landing System display. The independent variables were: display types, initial starting point, and wind. The dependent variables were: glideslope deviation, localizer deviation, airspeed, roll rate variability, pitch rate variability, and altitude Above Ground Level. Twelve qualified B-1 pilots served as subjects in this simulation study, each subject flew a total of 16 Instrument Handing System approaches after practice. The two types of instrument handing system formats were evaluated under two wind conditions that began with two starting positions.... Image evaluation time, Target acquisition, Automatic target cueing, Radar target acquisition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA263874
Entities
People
- Bradley D. Purvis
Organizations
- Armstrong Laboratory