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Informationen zum Autor The late Ron Campbell, Executive Chairman of AOPA UK, was a member of the ECAC Working Group and JAA Flight Crew Licensing Committee responsible for the harmonization of pilot training and licensing in Europe. Pamela Campbell, who has also contributed to the book, is a former commercial pilot and flying instructor and is currently the International AOPA delegate on the JAA Flight Crew Licensing Committee. Michael Bagshaw is Head of Medical Services for British Airways. He is a current professional pilot, flying instructor and examiner, and a recognized authority on human factors in aviation. He was formerly Senior Medical Officer Pilot and specialist in aviation medicine at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, UK. Klappentext Human factors are 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. Many private and commercial pilot licence examinations worldwide now include the subject of human performance and limitations. This book, written by two pilots, one of whom is also an aviation medical practitioner, provides a readable introduction to the basic concepts of human factors in aviation. It features an important section on basic aviation psychology, as well as topics on physiology and high altitude environment and health maintenance. The Third Edition has now been expanded to include more detail on the physiology of hypoxia, as well as deeper coverage of principles of aviation psychology. Zusammenfassung aeo includes further recent revisions to the European JAR syllabus aeo a readable guide which avoids too much complexity aeo suitable not only for private but also commercial pilots aeo based on an international syllabus! the book will appeal to overseas training in English aeo a a very useful reference book. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Part 1: Human Factors: Basic Concepts 1 1 Human Factors in Aviation 3 Part 2: Basic Aviation Physiology and Health Maintenance 9 2 The Basics of Flight Physiology 11 3 Man and the Environment - The Sensory System 39 4 Health and Hygiene 69 Part 3: Basic Aviation Psychology 99 5 Human Information Processing 101 6 Human Error and Reliability 116 7 Decision making 125 8 Avoiding and Managing Errors: Cockpit Management 132 9 Personality 149 10 Human Overload and Underload 157 11 Advanced Cockpit Automation 178 In Conclusion 186 Bibliography 187 Index 188 ...
