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TRAINING The majority of respondents (55%) considered that they would have liked a deeper understanding of the aircraft systems (see fig. B8.2). Of this group only 22% indicated that they had previously flown an advanced technology aircraft (n = 717; advanced technology aircraft types = B737, B757, B767, A310, A320 and A330). This result may reflect a change in training philosophy for advanced technology aircraft in which information is provided on a 'need to know' basis. While this training provides a pilot with sufficient information to deal with the more predictable emergency/abnormal situations, it may not adequately prepare pilots to deal with situations requiring deeper systems knowledge, for example, the UA232 accident, Sioux City. Technical manuals Many of the respondents (40%) sometimes had difficulty understanding information in the technical manuals associated with their aircraft (see fig. B8.3). Table B8.3 indicates that pilots operating Airbus aircraft had more difficulty understanding information in the technical manuals associated with their aircraft than pilots operating Boeing aircraft. Further analysis revealed that this result was highly statistically significant. Table B8.3 'I sometimes have difficulty understanding information in the technical manuals associated with this aircraft.' Airbus Boeing Captain First officer 63% 5 8% 32% 38% L FIGURE 88.3 I sometimes have difficulty understanding information in the technical manuals associated with this aircraft 100% 1 I I 90% 80% 4 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% r Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree No Response 69
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AIRCRAFT SAFETY SURVEY REPORT 70 Quality of training manuals Similarly, fig. B8.4 indicates that 39% of respondents were unable to find all the information they needed for their training in the aircraft or company technical manuals. Training manuals should be tailored to the needs of the flight crew. The question arises that if the pilots needed to find some information and it was not contained in the manual or training notes, where did they obtain the information? Relying on opinion or personal experience seriously degrades the quality of information received by the pilot and hence degrades the safety of flight operations. FIGURE 88.4 I was able to find all the information I needed for my training in the aircraft/company technical manuals 100% 7 I 90% + I 00% ;- - Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree No Response Effective training Most pilots (64%) indicated that their training prepared them well to operate their current aircraft (see fig. B8.5). This result is consistent with overall survey scores which indicate that pilots had responded favourably to automation. Only 14% of respondents felt that their training had not prepared them well to operate their current aircraft (see fig. B8.5). This result is relatively evenly distributed across pilot rank and aircraft manufacturer (see table B8.5). Table 88.5 'My training did not prepare me well to fly this aircraft.' Captain First officer Airbus 15.9% 1 7.9% Boeing 16.3% 13.7%
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Department of Transport and Regiona
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CONTENTS CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A
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ATC and situational awareness Terra
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Bureau of Air S
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AIRCRAFT SAFETY
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AIRCRAFT SAFETY
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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AIR TRAFFIC CON
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