Field evaluation of flight deck procedures for flying CTAS descents
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1997-01-01
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NTL Classification:NTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic Control
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Abstract:Flight deck descent procedures were developed for a field evaluation of the CTAS Descent Advisor conducted in the fall of 1995. During this study, CTAS descent clearances were issued to 185 commercial flights at Denver International Airport. Data collection included questionnaire responses obtained from participating pilots and observations recorded in the cockpit during CTAS descents. Results indicate pilots' general acceptance of the procedure. Several problems were uncovered regarding clearance understanding, readbacks, and the
acceptability of top of descent point and descent speed clearances in a few situations. This paper describes the descent procedures and phraseology developed to support the field test and presents the nature of the problems encountered.
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