Effects of starting height, lighting and runway length on glideslope control and landing quality

Effects of starting height, lighting and runway length on glideslope control and landing quality. Ash, A., Palmisano, S., Kim, J., & Allison, R. In Combined Abstracts of 2009 Australian Psychology Conferences: The abstracts of the 36th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, pages 3-4. Melbourne, Australia, 2009.

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We examined the effects of starting altitude, scene lighting and runway length on glideslope control and touchdown during simulated flight. Glideslope misperception is common during aircraft landings, especially when visibility is reduced. It is therefore important to measure the glideslope control errors generated by such misperceptions and determine whether they can be adequately compensated for. Fixed-wing aircraft landings were simulated under day or night lighting conditions, with pilots starting their final approach either ``too high'', ``too low'' or already on the desired 3 degree glideslope. Eleven private and six student pilots actively controlled these simulated landings until they touched down on one of two runways (either 30 m x 1331 m or 30 m x 1819 m). Both student and private pilots were poor at compensating for approaches that started ``too high'' or ``too low'', particularly at night. However, they were able to adjust for these glideslope control errors prior to touchdown via the proper and appropriate execution of the landing flare. While private pilots were no more accurate than students during the glideslope control phase, they typically executed the safest and smoothest landings. Application: This study suggests that flight simulation could be useful in training student pilots to carry out safe landings via the appropriate execution of the landing flare.

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student pilots actively controlled these simulated landings until they touched down on one of two runways (either 30 m x 1331 m or 30 m x 1819 m). Both student and private pilots were poor at compensating for approaches that started ``too high'' or ``too low'', particularly at night. However, they were able to adjust for
these glideslope control errors prior to touchdown via the proper and appropriate execution of the landing flare. While private pilots were no more accurate than students during the glideslope control phase, they typically executed the safest and smoothest landings. Application: This study suggests that flight simulation could be useful in training student pilots to carry out safe landings via the appropriate execution of the landing flare.},
	address = {Melbourne, Australia},
	author = {Ash, A. and Palmisano, S. and Kim, J. and Allison, R.},
	booktitle = {Combined Abstracts of 2009 Australian Psychology Conferences: The abstracts of the 36th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference},
	date-added = {2011-05-06 15:05:24 -0400},
	date-modified = {2011-05-22 13:36:45 -0400},
	keywords = {Optic flow & Self Motion (also Locomotion & Aviation)},
	organization = {The Australian Psychological Society},
	pages = {3-4},
	title = {Effects of starting height, lighting and runway length on glideslope control and landing quality},
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	year = {2009}}

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