Cover Image

Human performance and limitations in aviation /

Show other versions (2)

"Human error is cited as a major cause in over 70% of accidents, and it is widely agreed that a better understanding of human capabilities and limitations - both physical and psychological - would help reduce human error and improve flight safety. This book was first published when the UK Civil...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, R. D.
Other Authors: Bagshaw, M. (Michael)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Science ; [US distributor] Iowa State University Press, 2002.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Aeronautics > Human factors.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Human Factors: Basic Concepts
  • Human Factors in Aviation
  • Competence and limitations
  • Becoming a competent pilot
  • Accident statistics
  • Flight safety concepts
  • Basic Aviation Physiology and Health Maintenance
  • The Basics of Flight Physiology
  • The atmosphere
  • Composition
  • Altitude
  • The physical gas laws
  • The respiratory and circulation systems
  • Functional anatomy
  • The hypobaric environment
  • Hypoxia
  • Oxygen systems
  • Cabin pressurisation
  • Rapid decompression
  • Decompression sickness
  • Barotrauma
  • Hyperventilation
  • Effects of acceleration
  • The high altitude environment
  • Ozone
  • Cosmic radiation
  • Relative humidity
  • Man and the Environment: The Sensory System
  • The central and peripheral nervous system
  • Central nervous system
  • Peripheral nervous system
  • The autonomic nervous (vegetative) system
  • Workings of the nervous system
  • Vision
  • Functional anatomy of the eye
  • The visual field--scanning techniques
  • Binocular and monocular vision
  • Night vision
  • Hearing
  • Functional anatomy of the ear
  • Flight related hazards to hearing
  • Effects of altitude change
  • Equilibrium
  • Functional anatomy of the vestibular system
  • Motion sickness
  • Integration of sensory inputs
  • Sensory illusions and spatial disorientation
  • Vestibular illusions
  • Visual illusions
  • Approach and landing errors
  • Prevention of disorientation
  • Health and Hygiene
  • Personal hygiene
  • Common minor ailments
  • Colds
  • Influenza
  • Gastro-intestinal upset.