The objective of this grant is to examine General Aviation (GA) pilots’ capability to conduct Preflight Weather self-briefings as compared to using Flight Services to obtain weather briefings. Previous research indicates that GA pilots are increasingly conducting weather self-briefings during preflight (Duke et al., 2019). Additional research indicates that GA pilots have moderately low performance when interpreting aviation weather observation and forecast products (Blickensderfer et al., 2019). Research is needed to assess and understand the attitudes, knowledge, and performance of GA pilots conducting self-briefings to identify possible gaps and, in turn, provide recommendations for future system design and pilot training.
Project Details
Research Team
Principal Investigators
Elizabeth L. Blickensderfer
Professor
- Dept of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology
- Daytona Beach College of Arts & Sciences
CO-Investigators
Thomas Guinn
Professor and Chair
- Department of Applied Aviation Sciences
- Daytona Beach College of Aviation
Robert Thomas
Associate Professor
- Department of Aeronautical Science
- Daytona Beach College of Aviation