Aviation research, sourced & cited.

Pilots’ Perceived Cognitive Functions: The Effect of Mental Workload and Mindfulness on Prospective Memory Performance

Errors related to human factors remain a leading cause of aviation accidents, with many of these incidents being attributed to pilot performance.

A Comparative Study of eVTOL Inceptor Variations and Lessons Learned Through Human Factors Research

Electric vertical take-off and lift (eVTOLs) aircraft are dominating the future of Urban Air Mobility (UAM). These aircraft introduce the need for pilots to learn how to operate an aircraft that can both hover like a hel…

Airline Pilot Perceptions of Stress and Self-Reported Fatigue: A Cross-Sectional Study

In the air transportation sector, fatigue is a known problem influencing safety. Over the past two decades, fatigue mitigation has gained increased regulatory emphasis.

Diversity, Equity, Including, and Belonging: an Additional Pillar in a Flight Training Safety Management System

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), critical to creating an academic environment supportive and welcoming to all students, have additional value to the safe and effective operations of flight training org…

Student Research Opportunities in Aviation Human Factors

When most people think of jobs in aviation or at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), they think of pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, Maintainers, etc., those directly involved in the movement of aircraft, passenger…

An Aviator Centered Approach to Mental Health: A Preliminary Look at Stressors, Barriers to Care, and Untreated Aviator Mental Health

The purposeful crash of Germanwings 9525 in March 2015 provided a wake-up call to the aviation community on the ramifications of untreated mental health in commercial aviation.

Cabin crew members’ silence: A qualitative study with cabin attendants

Silence among flight crews has been one of the significant causes of aviation incidents and/or accidents. This study aims to explore why flight attendants remain silent during flights and/or do not report errors after th…

Emotional Intelligence and Safety Citizenship among Army aviators

The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and safety citizenship among United States Army aviators.

Redefining Resiliency using Principles of Social Cognitive Theories to Address the Gap in Training and Assessing Resiliency for Air Carrier Operations

Air carrier flight operations continue to be highly proceduralized events, which have contributed to the overall safety and performance efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS).

Dynamic and Adaptive Training for Enhanced Aviation Knowledge Transfer and Retention

The world of aviation is rapidly evolving through increased automation on the flight deck, new air traffic control tools and procedures, and expanded applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

Examining Pilot Response to Cybersecurity Events on the Flight Deck

Cybersecurity is a growing concern in the aviation industry. In general, cybersecurity research has typically focused on providing technical solutions such as hardening networks and improving computer systems, with littl…

Recommended Training Practices to Prepare Pilots to Cope with Information Conflicts

As the next generation of flight deck information systems are being utilized on the flight deck, pilots now have greater amounts of information at their fingertips.

What Type of Collegiate Pilot is Likely to Experience Imposter Phenomenon?

Background: Imposter Syndrome (IS), also called Imposter Phenomenon (IP), has been studied in a variety of paradigms over the past few decades.

Impact of Electronic Flight bag (EFB) on Single Pilot Performance and Workload

The increase of automation in the aviation industry poses challenges to human performance. To attest this point, studies about aircraft accidents reveal that pilots’ response to automated systems is not always coherent.

Collegiate Aviation Pilots: Analyses of Fatigue Related Decision-Making Scenarios

According to Dawson and McCulloch (2005), indicating factors for pilot fatigue may be difficult to ascertain. However, fatigue is a probable cause in 15%-20% of all aircraft accidents (Akerstedt, 2000).