Human Factors in Aviation (Coursework Sample)

Human Factors in Aviation Student Name Course Institution Instructor Date What forms of safety data collection are there? What kind of analysis is utilized? Why use these systems at all/are they effective? What kind of regulatory compliance exists? The data collection and processing systems (SDCPS) are forms of data collection in aviation and refer to schemes for exchanging information, and processing and reporting systems. According to Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) (2022), safety data collected include the records pertaining to incident and accident investigations, voluntary reporting of incidents, obligatory reporting systems for incidents, and self-disclosure reporting systems such as manual data capture systems and automatic data capture. The analysis that is utilized aims at shifting the balance of less serious incidents from reactive accident investigations to more proactive approaches. Different agencies are required to have data analyses to identify safety trends and issues. The Safety Management Systems (SMS) are effective because they assure that the aircraft is working as designed. SMS's primary purpose is safety assurance and demonstrates to the regulatory authorities functional and alert management of safety performance. Besides, system analysis helps in improving the process and increases efficiency during the assessments of systems’ risk exposure. The regulatory compliance according to FAA includes procedures for staff, controls to help realize correct output, and responsibility and authority to complete the required activities. The aviation industry is under constant change, whether its safety related issues or international influences from abroad. Pick one of these current issues that ties in human factors and describe what change it has brought about, or what potential action may result. Human Factors on Piloting Currently, new-generation pilots prefer automated piloting systems compared to experienced pilots because they believe that automation has a higher chance of increasing accidents. According to Ribler et al., (2001), many young pilots are inexperienced and hence, they prefer automatic systems because they lack the traditional skills needed to navigate planes safely without using the autopilot system. Flight control assistance systems were adopted to reduce the workload of pilots and errors associated with human factors. Many airplanes today use automatic systems to reduce costs and the effects of human factors. Therefore, automation has helped in great way to ease human factors in the flight deck. With autopilot, pilots can rest and at the...