| Title | The effects of alcohol on pilot performance during instrument flight. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 39180 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Billings, Charles E.; Wick, Robert L.; Gerke, Ralph J.; Chase, Robert C. |
| Corporate Creator | Ohio State University |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19720100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Sixteen instrument-rated pilots, eight of whom were very experienced professional aviators, flew instrument landing system approaches in a Cessna 172 under simulated instrument flight conditions while sober and while under the influence of 40, 80, and 120 mg% of blood ethyl alcohol. Each pilot flew four approaches to minimums on each of two occasions at each alcohol level. The data collected during these approaches included continuous measurement of aircraft position with respect to localizer and glide path centerlines and airspeed. Note was made of procedural errors committed during the flights. It is concluded that even 40 mg% of blood alcohol exerts decremental effects on performance which are incompatible with flight safety. |
| Rosap ID | dot:20983 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20983 |
| TRT Terms | Air pilots; Instrument landing systems; Approach; Flight paths; Instrument flying; Intoxication; Alcohol effects; Blood alcohol levels; Data collection; Abilities; Motor reactions; Flight tests; Aviation safety; Air transportation crashes; Night; Alcoholic beverages; Metabolism; Alcohol breath tests; Blood analysis; Chromatography; Aircraft pilotage; Landing; Takeoff; Taxiing; Aircraft flaps; Signal lights; Loss of control; Wrong way driving; Field tests; Errors; Tracking systems; Glide path systems; Airspeed; Procedures; Airport runways; Judgment; Alertness; Private aircraft; Human subject testing |
| General Subjects | Airplanes--Piloting--Human factors; Cessna 172 (Private planes); Instrument landing systems; Instrument flying; Alcohol--Physiological effect; Blood alcohol--Analysis; Ability; Reaction time; Flight testing; Night flying; Aeronautics--Safety measures; Aircraft accidents; Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Breath tests; Chromatographic analysis; Airplanes--Landing; Airplanes--Takeoff; Airplanes--Taxiing; Airplanes--Wings; Flaps (Airplanes); Signal lights; Wrong-way driving; Field experiments; Errors; Glide path systems; Air speed; Runways (Aeronautics) |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-72-4; DOT/FAA/AM-72/4 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39100/39180/AM72-04.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |