Design Considerations for IAP Charts Approach Course Track and Communication Frequencies

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• Creators:
  Disario, Robert ; Huntley, M. Stephen, Jr.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Maps
  • Charts
  • Instrument landing systems
  • Diagrams
  • Visual presentations
  • Airplanes
  • Bold text
  • Charts
  • Communication frequencies
  • Font size
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  D0T-VNTSC-FAA-91-11 ; DOT/FAA/RD-91/19
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report March 1990 - January 1991
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  This report describes two experiments evaluating format changes on instrument approach ; plates (IAPs). The study used a simple chart reading task to assess information ; transfer in IAPs. ; The first experiment addressed different methods of displaying approach course informa ; tion. Three methods were evaluated: font size, bold type, and reverse video. Bold type ; had a negligible effect on chart reading performance. Both boxing and reverse video ; improved the speed with which items could be found and or identified on the chart. The ; use of font size as a method for presenting information was clear; a larger font size, 12 ; point, was more effective for presenting the inbound heading, than a smaller, 9 point ; size. ; The second experiment examined the effectiveness of four different layouts for displaying ; radio frequencies. Three of the four layouts were similar to those found in existing ; charts published by NOAA, Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc. and the Canadian Department of Energy, ; Mines and Resources. The fourth layout was a two column layout, not currently found on ; existing charts. The two layouts analogous to the formats used by NOAA and Jeppesen ; Sanderson, Inc. resulted in similar performance. Performance in the two column layout ; and boxed layout was superior to performance in the NOAA and Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc. ; formats.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FAA/ARD-210
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8699/dot_8699_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.01 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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