Improving pilots' risk assessment skills in low-flying operations: The role of feedback and experience

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 954-960

  Molesworth, Brett ^a   Wiggins, Mark W ^a   O'Hare, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Low level flying; Risk assessment; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; FEEDBACK; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; HAZARDS;

HAZARDOUS EVENTS; LOW LEVEL FLYING; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; TEST FLIGHT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; AVIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745760064     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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