Cognitive Representations of Flight-Deck Information Attributes

A Sociotechnical Model of the Flight Crew Task

“…In general, these follow from normative accounts of Flight Crew task functions as outlined in airline Flight Operations manuals. Ricks, Jonsson, and Rogers (1993) propose that the traditional model of Flight Crew functions (i.e., aviate, navigate, and communicate) be reformulated to include systems management. Abbott (1993) and Abbott and Rogers (1993) extend this definition to include task management.…”

Cognitive Models of Pilot Categorization and Prioritization of Flight-Deck Information

“…First, automation has shifted the emphasis on flight crew tasks from physical actions to the cognitive processes required to accomplish the tasks (Dornheim 1992;Ricks, Jonsson, and Rogers 1994;Ricks et al 1991). Two examples are representative of this shift.…”

“…Second, designers are challenged because of the dramatic increase in the information that is or will be presented to pilots (Braune, Hofer, and Dresel 1991;Ricks, Jonsson, and Rogers 1994;Ricks et al 1991). Part of this challenge will be to include new sources of information that are designed to safely increase traffic flow (such as data links and global positioning systems), while another part will be to include technological advances in the way information can be stored and displayed to the crew.…”