Analysis of pilot response time to time-critical air traffic control calls

Details

• Creators:
  Cardosi, K. M.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pilots
  • Air traffic control
  • Air traffic controllers
  • Psychology
  • Reaction time
  • Pilot-controller communications
  • Pilot response time
  • Traffic avoidance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/RD-91/20 ; DOT-VNTSC-FAA-91-12
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report; July 1990-June 1991
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  One of the most important time-critical air traffic control messages for a pilot is one ; that required an immediate maneuver for traffic avoidance. This study examines the time ; required for an air traffic controller to successfully transmit such a message in the en ; route environment as measured from the beginning of the controller's message to the end ; of the pilot's correct acknowledgement. This total time is broken down into its ; component parts: the duration of the controller's message, the time between the end of ; the controller's message and the beginning of the pilot's response, and the duration of ; the pilot's acknowledgement. For comparison purposes, transmissions relaying clearances ; for turns for reasons other than traffic and traffic advisories were also examined.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FA1L1/A1203
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9082/dot_9082_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 700.84 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f574ff2159761f1e50e7d3f962b336a09c030d033f468b194b0f81affa956c3383beb842ca6b2882787805ee4260c2a52babe84f0345ee35b189df6d38502683