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Judgement, Decision-Making, and Intuition in the Pilot Selection Process
Published in Robert Bor, Carina Eriksen, Todd P. Hubbard, Ray King, Pilot Selection, 2019
Todd P. Hubbard, Peter J. Wolfe
Could there be a time when best options are frustrated by an abundance of system messages that complicate or confuse the pilot decision process? When Airbus emerged in the aircraft manufacturing market in the 1970s and 1980s, one of their aims was to increase automation of systems. Their aircraft had to be suitable for pilots with an abundance of flight experience and for pilots with limited experience. Safety through automation has paid off over the years for Airbus. Flight envelope protection allows pilots to operate the aircraft as normal, but they are restricted by the aircraft from operating outside performance limits (Airbus, 2018). Commonality of design and handling allows pilots to easily add type ratings across the entire fleet of Airbus aircraft. This reduces training costs dramatically (Airbus, 2018). However, just how restrictive are the systems on an Airbus aircraft? Do these systems interfere with pilot decisions? The following engine failure report will highlight some of the decision-making challenges facing Airbus pilots.
Commercial Aircraft
Published in Scott Jackson, Systems Engineering for Commercial Aircraft, 2020
In recent years a new system has emerged called flight envelope protection. According to Airbus, Fly-by-wire [the use of digital rather than mechanical interfaces] enhances safety by allowing the programming of the flight envelope protection, which enables pilots to fly the aircraft freely but prevents any abnormal operations, such as stalling, flying too fast, or overstressing.(Airbus, 2013)
Flying by Feeling: Communicating Flight Envelope Protection through Haptic Feedback
Published in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2021
Dirk Van Baelen, M. M. (René) van Paassen, Joost Ellerbroek, David A. Abbink, Max Mulder
Modern aircraft can be supplemented with a flight envelope protection system: automation which reduces pilot control inputs to ensure that the aircraft remains within the allowable limits. With the introduction of fly-by-wire, the physical connection between the pilot and the control surfaces was lost, and the effects of the flight envelope protection system was not directly felt anymore by the pilot. Nowadays, active control devices allow the use of haptic feedback, i.e., through the sense of touch, to be re-introduced on the flight deck.