[JYO] Invitation to Participate in Aviation Research







Pilots – We Need Your Help!

Invitation to Participate in Aviation Research,
June 8 through June 22, 2009.
The  MITRE Corporation Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
(CAASD) is  soliciting the help of ten pilots in a study of Cockpit Display of
Traffic  Information (CDTI).  This particular study will focus on use of a
CDTI to  monitor spacing while performing standard instrument approach and
departure  procedures, in a manner that is similar to pilots’ use of visual
separation  during visual approaches and departures.  Flight crew input is
required  to help identify display usability and operations concept issues that
may need  to be resolved in order to implement use of CDTI for limited,
pilot managed  spacing in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).  The data
collected during this study, as in all our research, is aggregated and  
de-identified prior to analysis and reporting.  Individual pilots are not
identified.
The  study is expected to require a full day of participation (8:00 am to
4:30pm)  and will include introductory briefings, warm-up flying in the CAASD
generic  flight deck simulator, and three blocks of data collection trials.
 Pilot  opinion data will be collected after each trial and again at the
completion of  the study.  A $250.00 stipend will be paid, and lunch will be
provided.  Transportation and lodging costs will be borne by the pilot. 
Participants must have previous experience as a  pilot in FAR Part 121 or
Part 135 operations. Both Captains and First Officers  are eligible.
Regardless of your current crew status, all trials will be flown  from the left 
seat
as pilot in command and pilot flying.  A confederate  CAASD pilot will
perform normal pilot monitoring duties.  Participants  must have flown as a
crewmember in air carrier or on-demand charter operations  within the last 12
months.  Preference will be given to pilots who have  not flown in a CAASD
study within the previous 12 months and in particular  those who have not flown
in a study of CDTI.
If  you would be interested in participating in this research please
contact  Tracey Kenney (_tkenney@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:tkenney@xxxxxxxxx) ), at
703-983-1606, or  Linda Jackson (_lejackson@xxxxxxxxxx
(mailto:lejackson@xxxxxxxxx) ) at (703)  983-2850.  Pilots will be scheduled 
for one  day, Monday June
8th through Monday June 22nd  .  If you have availability on more than one
day, please  indicate your order of preference.  In the event that your
first choice  of date is not available we will be taking backup positions in the
event that  the originally scheduled pilot is unable to participate.
Thank you for your interest and  support in the advancement of aviation!
Tracey  Kenney
Administrative  Assistant
MITRE/CAASD
_www.MITRE.org_ (http://www.mitre.org/)
Phone:  703-983-1606
Fax:  703-983-1264


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