Helicopter pilots' views of air traffic controller responsibilities: a mismatch

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorNixon, Jim
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-28T15:11:55Z
dc.date.available2018-02-28T15:11:55Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-21
dc.description.abstractControllers and pilots must work together to ensure safe and efficient helicopter flight within the London control zone. Subjective ratings of pilot perception of controller responsibility for five key flight tasks were obtained from thirty helicopter pilots. Three types of airspace were investigated. Results indicate that there is variation in pilot understanding of controller responsibility compared to the formal regulations that define controller responsibility. Significant differences in the perception of controller responsibility were found for the task of aircraft separation in class D airspace and along helicopter routes. Analysis of the patterns of response suggests that task type rather than the airspace type may be the key factor. Results are framed using the concept of a shared mental model. This research demonstrates that pilots flying in complex London airspace have an expectation of controller responsibility for certain flight tasks, in certain airspace types that is not supported by aviation regulation.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationDaniel Martin and Jim Nixon. Helicopter pilots' views of air traffic controller responsibilities: a mismatch. Ergonomics, Volume 62, 2019 - Issue 2: Ergonomics and Human Factors in Aviation, pp. 268-276en_UK
dc.identifier.cris19589693
dc.identifier.issn0014-0139
dc.identifier.issnhttps://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1440635
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13042
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectTransportation safetyen_UK
dc.subjectshared mental modelen_UK
dc.subjecthelicopteren_UK
dc.subjectair traffic controlleren_UK
dc.titleHelicopter pilots' views of air traffic controller responsibilities: a mismatchen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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