Pilot/Controller Communications--A ControllerS Perspective

Document Number: 902353

Date Published: December 1990

Author(s):
Larry L. Barbour - National Air Traffic Controllers Association

Abstract:
Pilot/controller communications form the basis for an efficient and safe National Airspace System. However, the enormous growth of air traffic in recent years, compounded by peak traffic congestion at hubs, has caused effective communications to suffer. The severity of the communications problem appears to be substainitated by recent data collected from the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), details of FAA enforcement actions against crewmembers, and even a recent uncomplimentary report on ATC communications by British pilots flying into U.S. airspace. The problems seem to be concentrated in two main areas: physical (equipment) influences on communications, and mental attitudes influencing how and why we communicate.

File Size: 305K
Product Status: In Stock

See other papers presented at Human Error Conference, October 1990, Warrendale, PA, USA, Session: Human Error Conference

Purchase more technical papers and save! With TechSelect, you decide what SAE Technical Papers you need, when you need them, and how much you want to pay. Learn more >