A study, which was conducted for the Runway Safety and Operational Services Office concerning controller and pilot error in surface operations, recommended increasing aircraft conspicuity when the aircraft is on the runway through the use of existing aircraft lights, thus making the aircraft more conspicuous to controllers and pilots both on the ground and on approach. The objectives of this research effort using standard aircraft lighting were to (1) determine the best aircraft lighting configuration for making an aircraft on the active runway more conspicuous to an aircraft on final approach and (2) determine from an air traffic control (ATC) tower which aircraft lighting configuration is better for making an aircraft on a runway more conspicuous to air traffic controllers. This research examined aircraft conspicuity from the two perspectives mentioned above, using a representative selection of aircraft types to the extent available as a target aircraft. Two aircraft were used for the approaches, one of which was equipped with an eye-tracker device that the subjects wore during the approaches. Results of the flight test showed that, of the external aircraft lighting configurations studied (steady and pulsing landing lights), none provided enough of a visual cue for the needed conspicuity for an approaching aircraft. From the ATC tower, steady and pulsing landing lights were both effective in providing the needed conspicuity.
Enhanced Aircraft Conspicuity to Reduce Runway Incursions
2007
29 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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