Airbus technical magazine October 2019
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and trainingcentres Customer Services contacts around theworld Around theclock, FAST fromthepast FAST forward 50 years new fasteningsystem Strong, easyandefficient Structural blindfasteners and troubleshooting Architecture, functions Cabin Communication Rethinking airtrafficmanagement Sky control Training pilotstopreventandrecover Undesired aircraftstate (see opposite). Chief Editor Deborah BUCKLER
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03 FAST#64 - 2019 04 FAST#64 - 2019 effective andrealistic training. Training Deviceshave alsobeenissuedtoenablemore requirements. Newrequirements forFlightSimulation aviation authoritieshaveintroducednew UPRT the In linewithICAO,theUSFederalAviation Authority, Prevention andRecoveryTraining(UPRT). published in2014aseriesofrecommendations forUpset flight, theInternationalCivilAviationOrganisation (ICAO) In anefforttoinvestigateandmitigateloss ofcontrolin Training pilotstopreventandrecover aircraft state Undesired
European AviationSafetyAgencyandother national [email protected] AIRBUS Synthetic FlightInstructor A320/A330/A380 Eric [email protected] AIRBUS Expert inSimulatorQualificationand Regulation Eric Article by(lefttoright) DENOUX FUILLA-WEISHAUPT
focuses onunderstandingthe startle istheinitialshort-term, performance indynamicand involuntary physiologicaland conceptual frameworkthat inter-relationship between Management modelisa human stressresponse. commences thenormal cognitive reactiontoan challenging operational unexpected eventthat * TheThreatandError **As definedbyICAO, safety andhuman contexts.
the ICAOwebsite,promotesanewdefinitionofupsetasnolongercharacterisedby Upset PreventionandRecoveryTrainingAid(AUPRTA).Thisdocument,availableon More recently,in2017,AirbusactivelycontributedtoarevisededitionoftheAirplane in 1998;Revision2waspublished2008. Training Aid(AURTA),publishedbytheFlightSafetyFoundation.Edition1wasissued Results ofthisinvolvementincludethefirsttwoeditionsAirplaneUpsetRecovery Airbus hastakenpartinUPRTindustryandrulemakinginitiativesformanyyears. and trainingmedia tobeused. methodology, trainingexercises recommendations relatedtothe training These twodocumentsinclude dedicated tocoursedesigners. Training Standards(FCTS),amanual They alsoappearinthenewFlightCrew Operations TrainingTransmission(OTT). prevention andrecoverytraininginaspecific recommendations forundesiredaircraftstates Airbus hasrecentlypublishedtraining for preventionandrecovery Training recommendations become partofthecompetentpilot’sDNA. to performactivemonitoringthroughoutalloperationsandphasesofflight.Thisshould From theearlystagesoftraining,pilotsshouldacquireknowledge,skillsandattitudes startle**. Anengagedcrewisinthebestpositiontocopewithundesiredaircraftstates. of undesiredaircraftstatesandprovidesthestrongestcounter-measure against monitoring. Thismakesactivemonitoringcriticalinensuringawarenessandavoidance Airbus believesthatflightcrewengagementcombatscomplacencythroughactive static ordynamicstability,auto-flightsystemresponsepilotintervention. stop thedivergence.Returntodesiredstatecanbeachievedthroughaircraft’s Deviations fromthedesiredaircraftstatewillbecomegreateruntilactionistakento inappropriate airspeedsfortheconditions. operating parameters.Itmayinvolvepitchand/orbankangledivergences,aswell An undesiredaircraftstateischaracterisedbyunintentionaldivergences fromnormal and whydoesithappen? What isanundesiredaircraftstate of to reinforce pilotconfidence is todevelopskillsand aircraft states.Theobjective recognition ofundesired the The and approach intoitspilot integrated thenewUPRT Airbus hasalready potential upsets. undesired aircraftstatesandtheTEMmodelisusedtoaddressrootcausesof model. Asaresult,moreimportanceisgiventopreventionandearlydetectionof aircraft states,whichareacomponentoftheThreatandErrorManagement(TEM)* pitch, bankorspeedvaluesexceedance.Rather,itassimilatesupsetstoundesired
resilience. achieve agoodlevel
prevention andearly training emphasises instructor training.