Human Factors: Enhancing Pilot Performance Overview:

Human Factors: Enhancing Pilot Performance, Second Edition

Today’s aviation industry enjoys a remarkable safety record because it has learned from the mistakes of the past. By studying aviation accidents, many risks of flight have been identified and managed. Yet accidents such as controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), loss of control, runway excursions and incursions, and midair collisions still occur.

While some accidents result from mechanical failure, improper maintenance, or hazardous weather, the vast majority are caused by pilot action—or inaction. Most are not intentional. They stem from normal human physiological, psychological, and psychosocial limitations that affect decision-making and performance in the cockpit.

Human Factors: Enhancing Pilot Performance draws on the latest scientific research, aviation safety studies, and accident findings to examine these human limitations and their impact on flight. Most importantly, it provides proven best-practice countermeasures to help pilots reduce risk and enhance safety.

Whether you are a fair-weather private pilot, a new-hire first officer at a regional airline, or a seasoned aviator with thousands of hours, this book will help you understand why pilots make mistakes—and how to identify, avoid, and mitigate them.

Human Factors: Enhancing Pilot Performance, Second Edition Features:

• Comprehensive review of human physiological, psychological, and psychosocial factors in aviation
• Based on current scientific research and aviation accident analysis
• Practical strategies and countermeasures to enhance pilot performance
• Applies to general aviation and airline operations
• Color illustrations throughout

Specifications:

• Date Published: December 2025
• Edition: Second
• Effective Date: 2025
• Page Count: 488
• Illustrations: Color throughout
• ISBN: 978-1-64425-480-6