FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-68/22

Title and Subtitle: A comparison of effects of peripheral vision cues on pilot performance during instrument flight in dissimilar aircraft simulators

Report Date: September 1968

Authors: Hasbrook HA

Abstract: Pilot response to peripheral vision cues relating to aircraft bank angle was studied during instrument flight in two simulators representing (1) a conventional, medium weight, piston engine airliner, and (2) a heavy, jet engine, sweptwing transport. There was no statistically significant difference found between pilot performance in the dissimilar type aircraft, suggesting that peripheral vision cues may be equally useful regardless of differences in size, weight and flight characteristics of fixed wing aircraft.

Key Words: Instrument flight, signal lights, flight simulators, visual perception, turning flight, simulators, commercial aircraft, jet transport aircraft, correlation techniques, performance, transport aircraft, instrument panels, control systems, aviation safety, human factors engineering

No. of Pages: 8