Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Human Factors
When the Mind Plays Tricks
The ongoing problem of spatial disorientation impacts all segments of aviation.
Industry Updates
Posts Categorized: Human Factors
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Human Factors, Threat Analysis
Fatigue in Corporate Culture
Common-sense recognition of everyday threats and self-auditing are first steps to making effective changes.
Fatigue, Aviation Medicine, Human Factors
The Link Between Weight and Sleep
Aeromedical group endorses sleep apnea screening for the most obese pilots.
Mechanical Issues, Accident Investigation, Causal Factors, Human Factors
Fast Fixes
U.K. AAIB cites maintenance human factors after Airbus A319 fan cowling doors detach during takeoff.
Normalization of Deviance
United Airlines equates casual noncompliance with stabilized approach criteria to NASA’s acceptance of risks before…
Startle Update
European researchers analyze hand-flying issues in simulators as flight crews respond to unexpected threats during…
Crossing Cultures
National norms and customs play a role in defining aircraft operators’ safety cultures.
In It For the Ultra-Long-Haul
Researchers assess the impact of fatigue-mitigation guidance on ULR pilots’ sleepiness.
Use It or Lose It
Without practice, pilots find that some flying skills — especially cognitive skills — grow weak.
High Anxiety
The 737 captain’s stress level was ‘interfering with his cognitive functioning,’ accident investigators say.