The purpose was to examine, jointly, cockpit automation and social processes. Automation
was varied by the choice of two radically different versions of the DC-9 series aircraft, the …

This article focuses on a major human factors–related issue that includes the undeniable
role of cultural factors and cockpit automation and their serious impact on flight crew …

Data from 3,266 flight observations aboard regularly scheduled domestic and international
flights from five US airlines in both standard and automated aircraft are presented. Trained …

The purposes of this research were two-fold:(1) to assess the reliability and utility of the
Aircrew Coordination Observation and Evaluation scales in describing crew coordination …

Publisher Summary Over the past 20 years, progress has been made toward this goal but
surprisingly many issues are still unresolved. New ones are emerging as a result of the …

A survey of line pilots' attitudes about flight deck automation was conducted by the Royal Air
Force Institute of Aviation Medicine (RAF IAM, Farnborough, UK) under the sponsorship of …

A key issue for enhancing the safety of flight operations is to support more effectively the
interaction between flight crews and automated flight deck systems (in particular, autopilot …

Increasing levels of automation are being introduced into the cockpit. Yet, it is difficult to
predict the impact of these automatic systems on other elements of flight, such as crew …

Publisher Summary Cockpit automation is a subject that evokes considerable controversy
among users, manufacturers, and regulatory agencies. As in other applications—for …

The factors which affected two groups of airline pilots in the transition from traditional airline
cockpits to a highly automated version were studied. All pilots were highly experienced in …