General Aviation Pilot Takeoff Into Adverse Weather: The "Go/No-Go" Equation

William Knecht; Howard Harris; Scott Shappell

doi:10.1177/154193120404800314

General Aviation Pilot Takeoff Into Adverse Weather: The "Go/No-Go" Equation

William Knecht, Howard Harris, Scott Shappell

Federal Aviation Administration, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

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Abstract

This exploratory study assessed pilot takeoff behavior into adverse weather. Sixty general aviation pilots were presented with three levels of simulated ground visibility (1, 3, 5 sm), two levels of cloud ceiling (1000’, 2000’), and two levels of real financial incentive (straight salary, salary + bonus for takeoff). Trends were found in regression analysis for a number of environmental predictors of takeoff, though not for personality or demographic predictors. Methodological and analytical concerns inherent to this type of study were encountered and identified.

Original language	American English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120404800314
State	Published - Sep 2004
Externally published	Yes
Event	48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society - New Orleans, LA Duration: Sep 1 2004 → …

Conference

Conference	48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Period	9/1/04 → …

Keywords

weather flying
simulation
go/no-go
pilot performance
general aviation

Disciplines

Aviation Safety and Security

Access to Document

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