Today’s aviation industry enjoys a remarkable safety record, primarily because it has learned
from the mistakes of its past. Through the study of aviation accidents, most of the risks of
flying have been identified and the threats they pose to safety can be managed. However,
aircraft accidents, such as controlled flight into terrain, loss of control, runway excursions and
incursions, and midair collisions still occur, and the hazards of flight remain.
Some accidents happen due to mechanical failure, improper maintenance, or hazardous
weather—but the vast majority are caused by pilot action (or inaction). Pilots can commit
errors and make decisions that lead to tragic outcomes. Most accidents are not intentional;
inadvertent errors made by flight crews arise from normal human physiological, psychological,
and psychosocial limitations.
Drawing upon the latest scientific research, aviation safety studies, and accident findings,
Human Factors: Enhancing Pilot Performance thoroughly explores the nature of these human
limitations and how they affect flight. Most importantly, this book provides best practice
countermeasures designed to help pilots minimize their influence on flight performance.
Whether you are a fair-weather private pilot, a new-hire first officer at a regional airline,
or a seasoned pilot with thousands of hours under your belt, Human Factors will help you
understand why pilots make mistakes and arm you with the knowledge to successfully
identify, avoid, and mitigate them.
Textbook Features
- Designed for use as a primary textbook for courses covering the physiological and/or psychological aspects of flight crew performance
- Focuses on the practical application of human factors, primarily written for, and addressing the practical needs of, pilots
- Thorough coverage of the physiological, psychological and psychosocial factors that affect pilot performance
- Abundant examples of how these factors contribute to accidents and incidents
- Suggested best-practice countermeasures pilots can adopt to overcome or manage specific human factor limitations to pilot performance
- Extensive references and helpful resources for each topic
- Several appendices including CICTT’s Aviation Occurrence Categories, Glossary and Abbreviations/Acronyms,
- Over 150 color illustrations
- Aircraft Accident index with more than 130 entries
- FREE additional resources available for instructors who adopt Human Factors into their course curriculum
- Reviewed by experts in aerospace physiology, aviation medicine, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, advanced flight deck design, pilot human factors education, and by experienced airline pilots representing several different airlines in the United States and Canada.
- Foreword by Jay Hopkins, veteran writer of the Human Factors column for Flying magazine
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"This is an exceptional resource for both pilots and flight instructors who wish to understand more completely both the physiology and psychological aspects of pilot and flight crew performance. The book is beautifully illustrated, and each chapter contains complete endnotes along with helpful resources that include informative websites which offer additional supporting information. This volume is an excellent addition to FAA publications such as the Airplane Flying Handbook and the Aeronautical Information Manual."
— Victor G. Vogel, MD, CFI, CFI-I, IGI, AGI
"Dale Wilson extracts from the broad field of human factors relevant subjects for pilots, provides engaging explanations, and illustrates with current accident case studies and research."
— Bruce Chase, M.A.S. Professor and Chair, Department of Flight Science, LeTourneau University
"An excellent overview of the range of technical and human factors, which have been researched, discussed, and debated. The techniques presented have been incorporated into my own flying for many years and have undoubtedly made me a safer pilot.
— Scott Macpherson, chair of the International Business Aviation Council Governing Board and founder of
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