Information Integration On The Flight Deck
As information becomes more and more integrated on the flight deck, pilots have the opportunity to access, and make decisions based on greater amounts of data from a range of different sources. Florida Tech's College of Aeronautics was recently funded by the FAA to examine the Human Factors (HF) considerations associated with information integration on the flight deck, including what information is being integrated, how the information is being integrated and what the implications are for pilot decision making. The project reviewed the relevant literature and safety/accident reports, surveyed and interviewed over 100 pilots across general aviation and air transport domains, and conducted a simulation study involving close to 40 Boeing 737 pilots.