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Published in Vincent P. Galotti, The Future Air Navigation System (FANS), 2019
The SICAS Panel concluded that the overall ATS service and the provision of flight information service could be enhanced using data link techniques as follows: Weather information The data link will enable pilots to have direct access to meteorological data from ground based systems. Warnings associated with severe weather conditions such as windshear could be quickly delivered to pilots and measurements made on the aircraft could be transferred to the ground, either on request or on a regular basis.With the increasing importance being placed on the use of flight path prediction techniques, improvements in the quality of the available wind and temperature data will be necessary before this technology can be fully exploited. The equipment carried on board many of today’s commercial aircraft is capable of accurately measuring wind vector and air temperature.Aeronautical information All types of aeronautical information may be provided to pilots on request, and could include information such as that contained in automatic terminal information service (ATIS) broadcasts, information on changes in the usability of navigational aids and information on airspace class and restrictions.Airspace information Airspace information transmitted via the data link may include minimum safe altitude warnings and airspeed restrictions. It could also automatically provide warnings to pilots concerning predicted incursions into control or restricted areas when this would happen without a proper clearance.Navigational information Modern radar data processing systems may be regarded as dynamic data bases in which present and predicted aircraft positions as well as related data are stored. Navigational information could be derived from this data and reported to an aircraft via the data link on pilot request.
An Investigation into the Factors that Affect Miscommunication between Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers in Commercial Aviation
Published in The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology, 2019
Qiong Wu, Brett R. C. Molesworth, Dominique Estival
It is also possible that the proactive measures employed in commercial aviation have minimized or even eliminated the differences between the two phases of flight. Airlines around the world have proactively introduced the concept of a sterile cockpit. Below a predefined altitude, in many cases 10,000 feet, all communication exchanges are limited to flight operations. Pilots are provided with information about their destination airport, such as weather and runway direction, through an automated recording known as the Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS). Having this information allows pilots to plan ahead, potentially reducing their cognitive load, through the minimization of new information. In addition, using text form communication such as controller-pilot data link communications (CPDLC) also significantly relieves radio frequency congestion (Hah, Willems, & Schulz, 2010). How the sterile cockpit requirement and automated information service impact on communication accuracy remains an area for future research.