| Title | Preliminary evaluation of user terminals for an automated pilot briefing system |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 36048 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Pazera, E E |
| Source | 104p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Transportation Systems Center |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19760800 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report describes a preliminary evaluation of various user terminal concepts for an automated aviation pilot weather briefing and flight plan filing system. Terminals embodying differing operational concepts were used by volunteer general aviation pilots in a structured experiment consisting of a series of simulated pre-flight briefings. Four candidate terminals were intended for application as fixed, self-service stations at strategic geographic locations. Four other terminals were provided for personal use from home or office via telephone link. Each pilot experienced extensive use of one of each class of terminal in separate two-hour test sessions and manipulated or observed the operational characteristics of the other terminals for comparison purposes. The remote terminal concept for flight briefing by telephone was found to be a viable, acceptable means for obtaining preliminary flight weather information and filing a flight plan. Comparative performance and pilot preference scores for the candidate terminal hardware concepts were obtained. (Author) |
| Rosap ID | dot:9072 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9072 |
| TRT Terms | Air pilots; Airport terminals; Automation; Flight paths; Flight plans; Human factors engineering; Information display systems; Information retrieval; Video display terminals; Weather; Weather forecasting |
| General Subjects | Briefing; Data processing terminals; Display systems; Flight planning; Pilots; Preflight briefing; Remote terminals; Terminal flight facilities; Weather communication |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control; NTL - AVIATION - Airports and Facilities; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 227432388 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00146017 |
| Report Number | FAA-RD-76-118; DOT-TSC-FAA-76-1 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/36000/36000/36048/DOT-TSC-FAA-76-01.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |