John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

Tech Report

Final Report - June 1989-Sept 1992

United States. Federal Aviation Administration

NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ;

This document is a compilation of proceedings and lecture material on human

performance capabilities that was presented to FAA flight deck certification

personnel. A five-day series of lectures was developed to provide certification

specialists with information on fundamental characteristics of the human operator that

are relevant to flight deck operations. The series was designed to proceed from the

presentation of basic information on human sensory capabilities, through human

cognition, to the application of this knowledge to the design of controls and displays

in the automated cockpit. The initial lectures were prepared and presented by

published academic researchers. The later ones were presented by senior human factors

practitioners employed by major American airframe manufacturers.

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FA3E2/A3093

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center