NASA ON
THE SCIENCE OF PILOT ERROR
Following a pair of serious
incidents and a fatal accident, commercial flight crew training and
professionalism in the cockpit have become hot topics in Washington. In
this podcast, AVweb caught up with Dr. Key Dismukes, chief
scientist for human factors at the human systems integration division at
NASA Ames Research Center. Dismukes talks about the science of
explaining why skilled pilots — professional and general aviation
both — make mistakes while performing familiar tasks. He adds his
insight on "pilot error" statistics and the techniques you can use to
avoid becoming one.
Click here to listen. (15.5 MB,
11:20)
