An Analysis of Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) Accidents of Commercial Operators 1988 through 1994

This investigation focused on the identification and analyses of factors that are potentially associated with fatal Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) accidents involving commercial operators. Central to the objectives was an attempt to highlight differences between CFIT accidents of air taxi, regional and major carriers. The research focused...

A stochastic control approach to flight path monitoring

In the Programme for Harmonised Air Traffic management Research in Eurocontrol (PHARE) Medium Term Scenario, a number of Advanced Tools are described which must be developed in order to increase Air Traffic Control capacity and the flight efficiency of aircraft while keeping at least the same level of safety. One of these Tools is the Flight...

Flight simulator evaluation of advanced MLS procedures

The flight simulator study described in this report concerns an evaluation of manually flown, flight director aided, curved MLS approach and departure procedures with a simulated wide-body transport aircraft. Four curved approach paths and two departure procedures have been evaluated, where these procedures were determined to be beneficial from...

PROCRU simulation results compared with Metro II in-flight ILS approach data

The PROCRU (Procedure Oriented Crew) model has been developed for the analysis and modeling of flight crew procedures during an ILS approach. The model's specific capability concerns the generation of "timelines" of the necessary actions to be carried out by each crew member during the approach. Besides, also the corresponding timelines for...

Flight simulator investigation on the approach path parameters for MLS curved approaches

The present flight simulator study has been addressed to the evaluation of the approach path parameters for curved approach paths. A number of seven oblique approach paths has been investigated, varying in both straight final length and oblique angle. The investigation was carried out for various operating minima (decision height, runway visual...

The effect of visual information on the manual approach and landing

The visual scene is an important source of information for the manual approach and landing task. This study deals with the effect of this information in combination with basic display information on the manual approach performance. In this context, a pre-experimental theoretical analysis has been performed in terms of the optimal control model....