Developments in aviation, including new surveillance technologies and quicker, more economical small aircraft, have been identified as driving factors in a potential expansion of the use of non-towered, non-radar airports. The Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) project has developed the Higher Volume Operations (HVO) concept that enables pilots to safely arrive and depart these airports in instrument conditions at an increased rate as compared to today's procedures. This is achieved by transferring some traffic management tasks to centralized, ground-based automation, while assigning others to participating pilots aided by on-board tools. This paper describes strategies and lessons learned while training pilots to fly these innovative operations. Pilot approaches to using the experimental displays and dynamic altering systems during training are discussed. Potential operational benefits as well as pit-falls and frustrations expressed by subjects while learning to fly these new procedures are presented. Generally, pilots were comfortable with the procedures and the training process, and expressed interest in its near-term implementation.


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    Title :

    Flying SATS Higher Volume Operations: Training, Lessons Learned, and Pilots' Experiences


    Contributors:
    S. Conway (author) / D. Williams (author) / C. Adams (author) / M. Consiglio (author) / J. Murdoch (author)

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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