Challenges Contributing to the General Aviation Weather Problem & Decision Support Systems Technology Recommendations

General Aviation (GA) weather related accidents have steadily remained the most fatal accidents and incidents in the GA flight community. The majority of these accidents involve low-experienced Visual Flight Rule (VFR) pilots, inadvertently encountering Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). Previous research indicates, poor inflight weather avoidance could stem from insufficient preflight weather planning. Further investigation reveals, pilots’ face many challenges during the preflight planning process, including: poor weather product interpretation/ usability, decision making biases and errors, and inadequate aviation weather experience. However, with new technology on the rise, a preflight decision support tool may help guide novice pilots through the preflight process successfully. This paper will discuss the challenges novice pilots encounter during the preflight process and offer recommendations for applying a preflight decision support tool as a solution.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931218621401
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/15419312
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2018 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Authors:
  • King, Jayde
  • Ortiz, Yolanda
  • Blickensderfer, Beth
  • Christy, Emalee
• Publication Date: 2018-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1771-1775
• Serial:
  • Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 2169-5067
  • EISSN: 1071-1813
  • Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pro

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Decision support systems; General aviation; General aviation pilots; Novices; Recommendations; Weather
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01710559
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 2019 11:27AM