| Title | Progression of Human Factors Considerations for the In-Trail Procedure |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 59357 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Cardosi, Kim; Lennertz, Tracy |
| Source | 20p. |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Human Factors Division |
| Publisher | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publication Date | 20160316 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The In-Trail Procedure (ITP) is one of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) applications in the NextGen program. The Federal Aviation Administration, in partnership with United Airlines, is conducting an operational evaluation of the ADS-B ITP on revenue flights between the West Coast of the United States and various Pacific destinations. Part of this evaluation is a human factors assessment of the equipment and procedures from the users’ perspective. Here, we provide an update to the human factors issues identified in 2013 and show that pilots’ and controllers’ acceptance of the ITP maneuver has improved. Pilots see the ADS-B traffic display as a valuable tool for situation awareness and use it to increase flight efficiency/safety. While more interactive ITP training was suggested, pilots are comfortable interacting with the display and provided insights as to why ITP requests are so infrequent. Controllers are no longer confusing ADS-B ITP with the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract Climb/Descend Procedure and are no longer reluctant to approve a valid ITP request. Controllers’ concerns have been largely addressed with training and/or will be addressed with changes to the automation platform. |
| Rosap ID | dot:12300 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12300 |
| TRT Terms | Human factors; Air traffic controllers; Air pilots; Airline pilots; Instrument displays; Crash avoidance systems; Training; Aircraft separation; Advanced automation systems |
| General Subjects | NextGen; In-Trail Procedure; Oceanic space; Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness |
| Geographical Coverage |
Oceania; California |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1604575 |
| Contract Number | FB04C1 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FAA-16-08; DOT/FAA/TC-16/30 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/59000/59300/59357/DOT-VNTSC-FAA-16-08.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |