Flight safety during the landing phase is crucial, and many environmental factors may undermine this process. Sun glare has been identified as an important environmental factor affecting operation performance, but the empirical evidence concerning its effects requires further exploration. This study investigates the effect of sun glare on flight landing performance based on real flight QAR data. Five landing performance indicators were extracted from the QAR data encompassing 1235 flights at an east-west runway airport during clear weather conditions. We examined whether landing performance can be undermined when sun glare is more likely to happen, specifically during westward landing in the late afternoon and eastward landing in the early morning. The general linear model analysis findings reveal a marginally significant interaction effect between runway direction and time period on touchdown distance. Notably, in the morning, eastward landings exhibited longer touchdown distances compared to westward landings, while during the late afternoon, the opposite trend was observed with westward touchdown distances being longer. This study offers a novel perspective on how environmental factors can influence flight performance. The findings hold promise in devising strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of sun glare on flight operation performance, thereby enhancing overall flight safety standards.
Using Flight Quick Access Recorder (QAR) Data to Examine the Effect of Sun Glare on Landing Performance: An Initial Attempt
Lect.Notes Computer
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction ; 2024 ; Washington DC, USA June 29, 2024 - July 04, 2024
2024-06-01
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Quick Access Recorder (QAR) Data , Flight Landing Performance , Sun Glare , Aircraft Safety Computer Science , Artificial Intelligence , Coding and Information Theory , Computer Communication Networks , Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems , Computer System Implementation , User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
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