EFFICIENT EYE-SCANNING FOR REDUCING PILOT WORKLOAD -SINGLE PILOT IFR AND VFR FLIGHT TESTS-

摘要

Tests were conducted by a flight simulator and by an actual flight to investigate how a pilot flies an airplane by effectively utilizing the instrument information obtained by eye scanning. The differences between IFR and VFR flights are also discussed. First, flight simulator tests were done by several examinees who have had different flight experiences. Experienced pilots fly the airplane with an attitude instrument flying technique that mainly utilizes the information from the primary instruments. Second, actual IFR test results indicated the importance of eye scanning over the basic T-configured instruments. Similar results cannot be obtained between the flight simulator and the actual flight, unless the examinee flies the flight simulator with a consciousness that he is flying an actual airplane. Third, actual VFR test results indicated that the pilot can fly the airplane safely as long as he scans the proper instruments that are needed in a specific flight situation.