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Training for automation use (2003)
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Author(s): |
Kathleen Mosier and Beth Lyall
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Abstract: |
Automated aids and decision-support systems are becoming the norm in US Regional Airline operations, as regional carriers upgrade to jet aircraft, and increase the sophistication of their fleet. Particular attention must be paid to the impact of automation for regional pilots, and to the special training paradigms necessary to teach the safe and effective use of automation in their operational arenas. Much of the research that has been done thus far on automation-related issues and problems has focused on aircraft and pilots of major airlines, and automation training programs have typically assumed a high level of flying expertise (e.g., Funk, Lyall, & Riley, 1995; Funk et al., 1999; Mosier, Skitka, Heers & Burdick, 1998; Mosier, Skitka, Dunbar, & McDonnell, 2001; Sarter & Woods, 1994, 1995; Woods & Sarter, 1998). Much less work has been done that specifically addresses automation issues in regional carriers, in which pilots with a generally lower level of experience are moving into aircraft with a wide range of automated capabilities.
Our research has addressed these issues, drawing from previous work of both of the principal investigators concerning automation and information use (e.g., Funk & Lyall, 1997; Funk, Lyall, & Riley, 1995; Lyall, Niemczyk, Fint, & Funk, 1997; Lyall, Vint, Niemczyk, Wilson, & Funk, 1998; Mosier et al., 1998, 2001; Skitka, Mosier, & Burdick, 1999). The broad goals of our work during this project have been to: a) identify and define relevant characteristics of the target population (Regional Air Carriers); b) analyze and classify training needs and training objectives for this population; and c) formulate recommendations for training objectives that could be implemented in a CD or internet-based training tool. This summary contains an abbreviated description of our approach and our work, supplemented by the attached publications (see Appendix). Our primary focus in this report will be on delineating recommendations for regional air carrier automation training objectives.
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