Automation Airmanship: Nine Principles for Operating Glass Cockpit Aircraft Overview:

Achieve excellence on the automated flight deck!   The first practical guide that shows professional pilots how to safely transition to the automated flight deck.

Today's remarkable aircraft require remarkable airmanship skills. Automation Airmanship is a breakthrough book that helps pilots master these skills by introducing Nine Principles for Operating Glass Cockpit Aircraft.  The nine principles were derived from over a decade of fi eldwork with organizations worldwide that have successfully transitioned to advanced aircraft fleets. Each principle provides a building block for a simplified, straightforward, and disciplined approach to operating increasingly complex aircraft safely and effectively in demanding operational environments.

Written by experienced airline captains who have trained others through the glass cockpit transition, this book presents ideas useful to both veteran glass cockpit pilots and those new to the twenty-first century flight deck. More than a simple list of skills, this powerful resource draws on real-life examples, providing the roadmap you need to successfully transition from steam to glass--and maintain a performance edge for your entire career.

Automation Airmanship: Nine Principles for Operating Glass Cockpit Aircraft Features:

• In-flight experience of experts
• Success stories and lessons learned from across the industry
• Real-world accident investigations to underscore the importance of these principles
• Powerful tools to avoid errors or to resolve them when issues arise
• A guide to fundamentals of automated flight deck architecture
• Principles and practices for all phases of flight operations

by Christopher Lutat S. Ryan Swah
1st Edition, May 2013
256 Pages, Hardcover

Table of Contents:
Ch 1. The Call for a New Approach to Modern Airmanship
Ch 2. 21st Century Expert Performance
Ch 3. Fundamentals of Modern Aircraft Automation
Ch 4. The First Principle, Planning
Ch 5. The Second Principle, Briefing and Debriefing
Ch 6. The Third Principle, Data Entry
Ch 7. The Fourth Principle, Communicating
Ch 8. The Fifth Principle, Monitoring
Ch 9. The Sixth Principle, Situation and Mode Awareness
Ch 10. The Seventh Principle, Workload Management
Ch 11. The Eighth Principle, Positive Flight Path Control
Ch 12. The Ninth Principle, Logic Knowledge
Ch 13. Blending Automation Airmanship into Operations
Ch 14. The Integration of Contemporary Airmanship with Modern Aircraft Automation