Office of Aerospace Medicine Technical Reports

FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute


Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-72/9

Title and Subtitle: Pilot tracking performance during successive in-flight simulated instrument approaches

Report Date: February 1972

Authors: Rasmussen PG, Hasbrook AH

Abstract: Eight instrument rated pilots with flying experience ranging from 600 to 12,271 hours each flew 10 simulated ILS instrument approaches in a single engine, general aviation aircraft equipped with a primary flight display arranged in a conventional 'T' configuration. Continuous glide slope and localizer tracking performance was recorded during each approach. Approaches were flown consecutively at approximately 10-minute intervals, with a one-minute in-flight rest period prior to each approach.

Key Words: Aviation Safety, Instrument Flight, Flight Training

No. of Pages: 14

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