Pilot Error
The Human Factors
Hurst, Ronald and Leslie (Editors)
Second Edition
Pilots have always bitterly resented the label which often masks the true cause of an aircraft accident. The first edition of this book therefore posed a challenge to this concept and aimed to bring about a wider recognition of the diverse factors embraced by the term Pilot Error.
The second edition of this book retains very little of the previous material. This study has evolved into a vehicle for those actively engaged in the pursuit of greater aviation safety and, in particular, for those doing so through the Human Factors discipline which is involved at the very centre of the debate.
Amongst the subjects dealt with in the new chapters are the implications of automation on the flight deck, the syndrome of controlled flight into terrain, how cockpit design deficiencies can contribute to visual illusions and how systems deficiencies can bring about air traffic controller error.
All the contributors are acknowledged experts in their respective fields and the ideas which they set forth in these pages warrant serious consideration by all involved with, and concerned for, the safety of aviation. This means not only the professionals but also those members of the public who entrust themselves to the air transport System.
The Editors:
Ronald Hurst after wartime flying Service with the Royal Air Force entered the British aircraft industry and worked on a number of military and civil aircraft design projects. Since 1975 he has served with the Secretariat of the Commonwealth Air Transport Council where his work is concerned with the development of civil aviation in the member countries. He is also the co-author, of 'Zagreb One Four-Cleared to Co/lide?'. He is an Associate Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Leslie R. Hurst who is Ronald Hurst's son, is an English Solicitor involved in aviation.
Contents
Foreword - Brian E. Trubshaw
Preface Editors Ronald Hurst and Leslie R. Hurst
Introduction - Professor Stanley ROSS Makler
Chapter 1 Human Factors: Basic Principles - M. Allnutt Chapter 2 Accident Prevention: The role of Education and Training - M.K. Strickler, Jr.
Chapter 3 Pilot Judgement: Training and Evaluation - R. S. Jensen
Chapter 4 Flight-Deck Automation: Promises and Problems - E. L. Wiener and R. E. Curry
Chapter 5 Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents: System-Induced Errors - E. L. Wiener
Chapter 6 Mid-air Collisions: The Accidents, The Systems and The Realpolitik - E.L. Wiener
Chapter 7 Human Factors in Air Traffic Control - R.C.W. Weston
Chapter 8 Neglected Human Factors - S.N. Roscoe
Chapter 9 Research Perspective - S.N. Roscoe
Chapter 10 Portents and Challenges - R. Hurst
Index
Hardcover with dust jacket
185 Seiten / pages
photos and illustrations
very good condition
London - Toronto - Sydney - New York - 1983 - Granada Publishing - Technical Books Division
Art.Nr. 25799
