Human Performance on the Flight Deck

Abstract

Contents: Preface A systems approach to human factors in aviation Part 1 The Science Base: Human information processing Workload Situation awareness Decision making Error Individual differences. Part 2 The (Hu)Man: Pilot selection Training and simulation Stress, fatigue and alcohol Environmental stressors. Part 3 The Machine: Display design Aircraft control Automation Human-computer interaction (HCI) on the flight deck. Part 4 The Management: Flight deck safety management: crew resource management and line operations safety audits Airline safety management Incident and accident investigation Concluding thoughts: human factors in aviation as a route to increased operational efficiency References Index.