The General Aviation Pilot Preflight Weather Planning: Weather Products Usability & Limitations

Jayde King, Yolanda Ortiz, Nicholas DeFilippis, Thomas A Guinn, Beth Blickensderfer, Thomas Robert

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Abstract

<p> Over the last 30 years, a large percentage of weather-related aviation accidents have occurred under General Aviation (GA) operations (FAA, 2010; Fultz &amp; Ashley, 2016; AOPA, 2008). <ul> <li> Novice Private Pilots VFR into IMC </li> <li> High Risk For Incurring Fatality </li> </ul></p><p> Aviation Weather Challenges <ol> <li> Difficult to interpret Aviation Weather Products </li> <li> Pilot's Decision Making Biases and Errors </li> <li> GA Pilots' Lack of Aviation Weather Experience </li> </ol></p>
Original languageAmerican English
JournalDefault journal
StatePublished - Jan 1 2018

Disciplines

  • Aviation
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Factors Psychology
  • Meteorology

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