Pilot performance and preference measures were obtained for 12 pilots in actual flight operations using a twin-engine general aviation aircraft with either conventional controls or a Performance Control System (PCS). The PCS provides a zero-order control of aircraft bank angle and vertical speed over the ranges of plus or minus 60 deg and plus or minus fpm, respectively. An information processing side-task was also used. With the PCS, flight error scores were reliably lower than with conventional aircraft controls. Pilot preferences, using a six-point scale ranging from 'slight' to 'moderate' to 'strong' preference for each of the two control systems, showed a 'moderate preference for the PCS' as the median response.


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    Title :

    Pilot Performances and Preferences with a Performance Control System


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    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    43 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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