Coping with Computers in the Cockpit (Paperback)

Sidney Dekker

ISBN 10: 1138608572 / ISBN 13: 9781138608573

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2020

About this Item

Paperback. First published in 1999, this volume examined how increasing cockpit automation in commercial fleets across the world has had a profound impact on the cognitive work that is carried out on the flight deck. Pilots have largely been transformed into supervisory controllers, managing a suite of human and automated resources. Operational and training requirements have changed, and the potential for human error and system breakdown has shifted. This compelling book critically examines how airlines, regulators, educators and manufacturers cope with these and other consequences of advanced aircraft automation. First published in 1999, this volume examined how increasing cockpit automation in commercial fleets across the world has had a profound impact on the cognitive work that is carried out on the flight deck through how airlines, regulators, educators and manufacturers cope with these and other consequences of advanced aircraft automation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coping with Computers in the Cockpit (Paperback)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138608572
• ISBN 13: 9781138608573
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

First published in 1999, this volume examined how increasing cockpit automation in commercial fleets across the world has had a profound impact on the cognitive work that is carried out on the flight deck. Pilots have largely been transformed into supervisory controllers, managing a suite of human and automated resources. Operational and training requirements have changed, and the potential for human error and system breakdown has shifted. This compelling book critically examines how airlines, regulators, educators and manufacturers cope with these and other consequences of advanced aircraft automation.

About the Author

Sidney Dekker, Erik Hollnagel