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Ongoing Research Activities Supporting General Aviation Pilots and Weather Information Dynamics
DescriptionGeneral Aviation (GA) weather-related accidents continue to result in the highest number of fatalities each year. Most of these accidents can be attributed to incorrect situation assessment and decision-making. The FAA’s Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTIC) Program sponsors research to address these human factors challenges, which include introducing and evaluating new weather-related cockpit displays, mobile technologies, and applications by industry. This research aids in developing, verifying, and validating Minimum Weather Service (MinWxSvc) recommendations for Parts 91,121,135, and new and emerging entrants. In this session, a moderated panel will discuss ongoing WTIC-sponsored research projects being performed at different universities, all aimed at understanding and addressing weather-related GA issues. The projects relate to the 1) use of extended reality (XR) to enhance student pilot learning, 2) development of speech recognition technology to automate the pilot report (PIREP) submission process, and 3) assessment of pilot sensemaking and weather information usage in low altitude operations. The results of this collective work demonstrate ongoing and safety-focused research intended to support GA pilots through multiple stages of their flying experience. The weather-related research emphases include improvements in pilot education, information presentation, decision-making, and human-systems integration aspects of human factors and systems engineering.
Event Type
Discussion Panel
TimeWednesday, October 15th9:30am - 11am CDT
LocationGrand Hall K
Aerospace Systems
Safety
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