Pilot perceptions of glidepath angle and aim point were measured during simulated landings. A fixed-base cockpit simulator was used with video recordings of simulated landing approaches shown on a video projector. Pilots estimated the magnitudes of approach errors during observation without attempting to make corrections. Pilots estimated glidepath angular errors well, but had difficulty estimating aim-point errors. The data make plausible the hypothesis that pilots are little concerned with aim point during most of an approach, concentrating instead on keeping close to the nominal glidepath and trusting this technique to guide them to the proper touchdown point.


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    Title :

    Pilot Estimates of Glidepath and AIM Point During Simulated Landing Approaches


    Contributors:
    C. W. Acree (author)

    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English