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Title Analysis of pilot response time to time-critical air traffic control calls
Record ID 36059
Personal Name
Creator
Cardosi, K. M.
Source 19p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 19910800
Language English
Abstract One of the most important time-critical air traffic control messages for a pilot is one that required an immediate maneuver for traffic avoidance. This study examines the time required for an air traffic controller to successfully transmit such a message in the en route environment as measured from the beginning of the controller's message to the end of the pilot's correct acknowledgement. This total time is broken down into its component parts: the duration of the controller's message, the time between the end of the controller's message and the beginning of the pilot's response, and the duration of the pilot's acknowledgement. For comparison purposes, transmissions relaying clearances for turns for reasons other than traffic and traffic advisories were also examined.
Rosap ID dot:9082
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9082
TRT Terms Air pilots; Air traffic control; Air traffic controllers; Psychology; Reaction time
General Subjects Pilot-controller communications; Pilot response time; Traffic avoidance
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Planning and Policy;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness
Geographical
Coverage
United States
OCLC 227774256
TRIS Online
Accession No
576011
Contract Number FA1L1/A1203
Report Number DOT/FAA/RD-91/20; DOT-VNTSC-FAA-91-12
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/36000/36000/36059/DOT-VNTSC-FAA-91-12.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository