Air Carrier Training Recommendations to Address Limitations of Pilot Procedures during Unexpected Events in NextGen Operations. Task 3: Pilot Needs Analysis

Abstract

692M151940001This report is one of three from a Research Grant / Cooperative Agreement number 692M151940001 entitled, \u201cAir Carrier Training Recommendations to Address Limitations of Pilot Procedures during Unexpected Events in NextGen Operations\u201d. The related reports are also available in this repository.We present the results of a Subject Matter Expert knowledge elicitation study conducted with US Air Carrier pilots, instructor pilots, and evaluators through a semi-structured interview process. The goal of the study was to support or refute the body of research on pilot performance in responding to unexpected events presented in Task 2 from this research program. The objective of this phase was to obtain experts\u2019 input on the current level of pilot performance in line operations as well as what might be done to improve pilots\u2019 reactions to unexpected events. The analysis of the information elicited from the experts shows support for the concepts, procedures, and challenges of training to respond to unexpected events. The participant narratives were detailed in their descriptions of constructs associated with resilience and were in line with previously identified procedures, methods, and in some cases shortcomings of the pilot training as currently deployed. This study also suggests that more research is needed to determine how these constructs could be promoted during training in a way that elicits resilient behaviors during any unexpected events