A first look at salience and distinctiveness of fly-over and fly-by waypoint symbology

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• Creators:
  Chandra, Divya C ; Hannon, D.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Symbols
  • Flight decks
  • Airline pilots
  • Aeronautical charts
  • Human factors
  • Human Factors
  • Symbology
  • Aeronautical charts
  • Airline pilots
  • Flight deck
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FAA-00-23
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  This report presents the findings of a short-term empirical study on human factors issues related to the ; selection of symbology for fly-over and fly-by waypoints on aeronautical charts. At issue were the ; international standards for the depiction of these symbols. The symbols in use by the United States (US) ; and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) are currently in conflict. Results of this study ; were required for the ICAO Obstacle Clearance Panel (OCP), which planned to resolve this conflict at a ; June 2000 meeting in Madrid. Because fly-over waypoints are often used to ensure obstruction clearance, ; it is critical for safety of flight that the symbols are unambiguous and salient to pilots.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8904/dot_8904_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 786.05 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:609bf612fda4c47e90cd2c0cc041f8793c7a4b43f265839bdd65eb4ef9afff54382f8f429c930f0474023104a0e7007a4ca8a9637edede077f64cf0993efe980