Eyeing the Eyes
Eye-tracking technology is seen as a key to detecting persistent scanning errors.
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Posts Categorized: Human Factors
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Aviation Research, Human Factors
Analyzing Fatigue
Survey finds pilot briefings regularly discuss fatigue, but some say their airline isn’t responsive to complaints.
News, Human Factors, Safety Regulation
EU Publishes New Rules on Crewmembers’ Mental Fitness
The new rules were developed in the aftermath of the March 2015 crash of Germanwings Flight 952.
Simplified Vigilance Metrics
Russian scientists propose an alternative method to predict individual pilots’ fatigue on long-haul airline flights.
Fitness for Duty, Human Factors
‘Sensitive Subject’
Researchers find reports of pilot depression vary according to gender and cultural influences.
In the Dark
Unique perceptual errors permeate all phases of night flight.
Lining Up Swiss Cheese Holes
Aviation Week’s John Croft discusses how the holes in the Swiss cheese can line up if the pilot isn’t careful. Click here to read.
Failure to Communicate
Hearing — and understanding — the spoken word is crucial to safe flight.