The Effect of Display Design on Pilot Performance in Controlled Flight into Terrain Scenarios

<p>New technologies are being developed to prevent the continuing problem of Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) accidents. One such technology, the Synthetic Vision System, seems to hold the solution. While it is readily adapted to the commercial aviation instrument environment, it may not be intuitive enough for the General Aviation private pilot with minimal instrument training. This experiment attempted to examine how pilots of every experience level use and interpret the depiction of synthetic terrain to recognize and avoid potential CFIT situations. The outcome of CFIT was measured against pilot experience and display condition.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Safety Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of Aviation

Year

2007

Author dc:creator

• Smith, Jeremy Charles

• display design
• pilot performance
• controlled flight
• terrain
• Aviation Safety and Security

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/edt/8

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-1007