Human factors in the training of pilots /

In this educational yet entertaining text, Jeff Koonce draws on his 44 years of pilot experience and 31 years as a professor of psychology and human factors engineering in addressing the questions of how to apply sound human factors principles to the training of pilots and to one's personal fly...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Koonce, Jefferson M.
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2002.
Subjects:	Flight training. Air pilots > Training of. Aeronautics > Human factors. Vol > Instruction. Pilotes d'aéronef > Formation. Aéronautique > Facteurs humains. Aeronautics > Human factors Air pilots > Training of Flight training Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Part PART I Human factors
chapter 1 Human factors
chapter 2 Traditional training of pilots
chapter 3 Principles of human learning
chapter Part task training
chapter 4 The senses
vision
chapter 5 The senses
hearing
chapter 6 The senses
mechanical
chapter 7 Other senses
chapter 8 Environment
chapter 9 Health
chapter Diet
chapter 10 Stress
chapter 11 Psychological factors
chapter Fighter pilots do it better
chapter 12 Evaluation of performance
chapter Characteristics of performance measurements
chapter 13 Maintenance of skills
chapter 14 Advanced aviation systems
chapter Controls
chapter 15 Future of human factors in the training of pilots for commercial air carriers
chapter Crew resource management
part PART II Applications and hints from the years
chapter 16 Preflight
chapter Preflight planning
chapter Checklists
chapter 17 Take off
chapter 18 En route
chapter 19 Landing
chapter Go-arounds
chapter Crosswind landings
chapter 20 Emergencies and survival
chapter 21 Finding out why
chapter 22 Miscellaneous.