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Helicopter Operations Weather Information Pilot Interviews
Helicopter Operations Weather Information Pilot Interviews
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Speirs, Andrew
Ramee, Coline
Alexia, Payan
Mavris, Dimitri N.
Feigh, Karen M.
Ramee, Coline
Alexia, Payan
Mavris, Dimitri N.
Feigh, Karen M.
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Helicopter pilots face unique challenges with regard to adverse weather when compared to fixed-wing pilots. Rotorcraft typically operate at lower altitudes in off-field areas that are not always well covered by weather reporting stations. Although recent technological advances have increased the amount of weather data that pilots can access in the cockpit, weather remains a factor in 28% of fatal helicopter accidents. In this work, commercial helicopter pilots were interviewed to better understand how they gather and process weather information, what the perceived limitations of current weather tools are, and how their decision-making process is affected by the information they gather and/or receive.
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Federal Aviation Administration (COE Research grant, amendment number 12-C-GA-GIT-038)
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2021-01-29
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