Research papers

Navigating the Challenges: Preflight Planning with NOTAM in Australia’s General Aviation Sector

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) are an integral part of a pilot’s preflight navigational briefing, providing pertinent information in textual format.

Invisible Aircraft in U.S. Airspace: Regulatory Gaps and Mid-Air Collision Risk for Part 121 Operators

Scheduled air carrier aircraft operate at large and small commercial airports across the U.S. National Airspace System. These turbine-powered aircraft fly at high speeds during departure and approach, yet many commercial…

Systematic Review of Safety Management Systems in the United States General Aviation

A safety management system may benefit General Aviation by increasing safety and reducing accident rates. This paper aims to systematically review the existing literature in targeted databases for gaps concerning general…

Simulation and Analysis of 4-D Airspace Closures due to Commercial Space Operations: Impacts on Airlines and General Aviation

When industries share key portions of their eco-systems, industry-industry competitive and structural pressures can inhibit the advancement of both.

Qualitative Analysis of Loss of Control Aircraft Accidents Using Text Mining Techniques

The purpose of this study was to analyze the narrative National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident cause descriptions for general aviation (GA) Loss of Control (LOC) accident reports by the different certificati…

Assessing General Aviation Pilots' Weather Knowledge and Self-Efficacy

While accident trends in General Aviation (GA) have decreased overall, accidents rates involving weather have remained relatively consistent over the past 10 years.

Estimating Airport Operations at General Aviation Airports Using the FAA NPIAS Airport Categories

The number of annual aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) is a significant concern to both airport owners and operators and to governmental agencies because operations data are one of the most important criteria …

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Human Factors: Human Error and Cockpit Automation: Presentation: Exploring Pilots' Experiences of Integrating Technologically Advanced Aircraft Within General Aviation

A prevalent misconception is that technologically advanced aircraft (TAA) –those with so-called glass cockpits– improved general aviation safety; consequently, scientific research proved that TAA have not improved aviati…