Aerospace Medicine Technical Reports
FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-68/11
Title and Subtitle: Pilot response to peripheral vision cues during instrument flying tasks
Report Date: February 1968
Authors: Hasbrook AH, Young PE
Abstract: In an attempt to more closely associate the visual aspects of instrument flying with that of contact flight, a study was made of human response to peripheral vision cues relating to aircraft roll attitude. Pilots, ranging from 52 to 12,000 flying hours experience, were tested in a multi-engine aircraft simulator. Data on aircraft bank angle, heading, altitude, peripheral vision cue signals, pilot eye movement, and additional workload accomplishment were obtained during simulated flights involving a typical instrument flying maneuver.
Key Words: Instrument flight, human factors engineering, flight instruments, visual perception, vision, pilots, flight simulators, response, civil aviation
No. of Pages: 21
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-68/11
Title and Subtitle: Pilot response to peripheral vision cues during instrument flying tasks
Report Date: February 1968
Authors: Hasbrook AH, Young PE
Abstract: In an attempt to more closely associate the visual aspects of instrument flying with that of contact flight, a study was made of human response to peripheral vision cues relating to aircraft roll attitude. Pilots, ranging from 52 to 12,000 flying hours experience, were tested in a multi-engine aircraft simulator. Data on aircraft bank angle, heading, altitude, peripheral vision cue signals, pilot eye movement, and additional workload accomplishment were obtained during simulated flights involving a typical instrument flying maneuver.
Key Words: Instrument flight, human factors engineering, flight instruments, visual perception, vision, pilots, flight simulators, response, civil aviation
No. of Pages: 21
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