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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/13
Publisher
Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/23
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A study was conducted to determine if primary flight displays (PFDs) depicting terrain could be used with a level of safety equivalent to electronic attitude-direction indicators (EADIs) without terrain. Five groups of 8 pilots each flew scenarios in a flight simulator using one of three PFDs (EADI, full-color terrain, uniformly brown terrain) with or without guidance cues. Performances of recoveries from unknown attitudes using the EADI were measured...
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/20
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Postmortem samples from aviation accident pilot fatalities submitted to the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) are toxicologically analyzed, and those analytical findings are stored in a database. This CAMI database was examined for the period of 1999-2003 for the presence of controlled substances of Schedules I-V, prescription and nonprescription drugs, and ethanol in the pilot fatalities. Out of 1629 fatal aviation accidents from which...
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/25
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/17
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/24
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) is a theoretically based tool for investigating and analyzing human error associated with accidents and incidents. Previous research performed at both the University of Illinois and the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute has successfully shown that HFACS can be reliably used to analyze the underlying human causes of both commercial and general aviation (GA) accidents. These analyses have...
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/21
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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The Visual inspection and nondestructive inspection and testing (NDI/NDT) are performed routinely to ensure that aircraft are maintained in safe operating condition. Inspectors must make critical judgments about the condition of aircraft and aircraft components using their eyes, basic visual aids (magnifiers, mirrors, and flashlights), and complicated NDI/NDT techniques to detect anomalies. Failure to detect observable defects has been implicated...
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/3
Publisher
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
This historical, largely photographic retrospective is presented in recognition of the 1000th published report emanating from the FAA aeromedical research center officially established as the Civil Aeromedical Research Institute (CARI) in August 1960. The publications include 57 CARI reports (1961-1963), 1 CARI technical publication (1963), and 942 reports (1964-present) under the aegis of the (now) Office of Aerospace Medicine (OAM). The retrospective...
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/15
Publisher
Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/22
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Public Law 92-297, passed in 1971, requires that air traffic control specialists (ATCSs) hired after May 16, 1972 retire at age 56. The underlying rationale was that as controllers aged, the cumulative effects of stress, fatigue (from shift work), and age-related cognitive changes created a safety risk (U.S. House of Representatives, 1971). This hypothesis has been considered in two recent studies of en route operational errors (OEs). The Center for...
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/16
Publisher
Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/18
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/14
Publisher
Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration
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English
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/19
Publisher
Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 06/5
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This report details the findings of the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Intitute's evaluation of the epidemiological, toxicological, and aeromedical findings from pilots involved in aircraft-assisted suicides. Case histories, accident information, and the declaration of suicide as the probable cause in the aviation accidents were obtained from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Toxicological information was obtained from the Civil Aerospace...
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DOT/FAA/AM volume 06/13
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This study assessed risk factors for commuting incidents reported by air traffic controllers driving to and from work. Analyses were conducted on responses to a modified version of the Standard Shiftwork Index survey regarding alertness, commuting variables, and driving outcomes. Chi-square tests and odds ratio (OR) risk estimates were computed separately for air traffic controllers in Terminal/Enroute and Flight Service Station options. Reduced mental...
