New research from a U of A mechanical engineering assistant professor Neelakshi Majumdar investigates why inflight loss of control occurs in general aviation, which includes all civil flights except for commercial transports of people or cargo, and how pilots can prevent and recover from it. The work could improve pilot training and save lives.
The paper, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Air Transportation, is the first rigorous survey to ask surviving pilots why they experienced inflight loss of control and document the human factors that led to the incidents. Nearly 200 pilots completed the survey.
