Aviation Medicine, Human Factors, News
Aeromedical Confessions
A substantial number of pilots and controllers say they have withheld information about medical problems,…
Industry Updates
Posts Categorized: Human Factors
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Accident/Incident Investigation, Human Factors, News
Inattention to a Detail
While focused on aircraft performance, the Q400 crew forgot to retract the landing gear, the…
Human Factors, Maintenance Matters, News
Failure to Follow
Organizational factors, not an individual mechanic’s actions, are typically to blame for departures from standard…
Human Factors, News, Runway Safety
‘Uncomfortable’
A veteran pilot accustomed to flying IFR expected to be directed to the usual runway…
Overlooked
Poor language skills play an often-unrecognized role in aircraft accidents.
Fitness for Duty, Human Factors
Fear of Flying
Anxiety drove an A319 copilot from the cockpit during an approach to Glasgow; experts say…
Electronic Intrusions
The NTSB says a 2017 helicopter crash is among recent examples of the hazards presented…
Runway Safety (Conflicts), Human Factors
Language Barrier
The BEA cited nonstandard terminology, and radio transmissions in another language, as factors in a…
Play Time
Video games during breaks may ease controllers’ fatigue, report says.
Aviation Research, Human Factors
It’s Not What You Say …
How a pilot speaks may help identify cases of fatigue and sleepiness, researchers say.