Effects of scenery, lighting, glideslope, and experience on timing the landing flare |
| |
Authors: | Palmisano Stephen Favelle Simone Sachtler W L |
| |
Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong. |
| |
Abstract: | This study examined three visual strategies for timing the initiation of the landing flare based on perceptions of either: (a) a critical height above ground level; (b) a critical runway width angle (Psi); or (c) a critical time-to-contact (TTC) with the runway. Visual displays simulated landing approaches with trial-to-trial variations in glideslope, lighting, and scene detail. Twenty-four participants (8 private pilots, 8 student pilots, and 8 nonpilots) were instructed to initiate the flare when they perceived that their TTC with the runway (30 m wide by 840 m long) had reached a critical value of 2 seconds. Our results demonstrated a significant effect of flight experience on flare timing accuracy and dominance of the height-based strategy over the runway-width-angle and TTC-based strategies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved). |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 PubMed 等数据库收录! |
|