Comparison of Procedures for Dual and Triple Closely Spaced Parallel Runways

Author:: Ballinger, Deborah
Published:: July 21, 2012.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document
Additional Creators:: Subramanian Shobana, Kozon, Thomas, and Verma, Savita

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A human-in-the-loop high fidelity flight simulation experiment was conducted, which investigated and compared breakout procedures for Very Closely Spaced Parallel Approaches (VCSPA) with two and three runways. To understand the feasibility, usability and human factors of two and three runway VCSPA, data were collected and analyzed on the dependent variables of breakout cross track error and pilot workload. Independent variables included number of runways, cause of breakout and location of breakout. Results indicated larger cross track error and higher workload using three runways as compared to 2-runway operations. Significant interaction effects involving breakout cause and breakout location were also observed. Across all conditions, cross track error values showed high levels of breakout trajectory accuracy and pilot workload remained manageable. Results suggest possible avenues of future adaptation for adopting these procedures (e.g., pilot training), while also showing potential promise of the concept.

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Air Transportation and Safety

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Document ID: 20150022902.
ARC-E-DAA-TN4506.
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference (AHFE 2012); 21-15 Jul. 2012; San Francisco, CA; United States.

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