Effects of Verbal vs Graphical Weather Information on a Pilot’s

Effects of Verbal vs Graphical Weather Information on a Pilot’s: Decision Making during Preflight

Pittorie, W. (Florida Institute of Technology)
Carroll, M. (Florida Institute of Technology)
Carstens, D. (Florida Institute of Technology)

2019-05-07

Advancements in technology has made obtaining a graphical/textual preflight weather briefing easier than a traditional verbal briefing. This study compared weather briefings delivered in a verbal format (i.e., written narrative) to those delivered in a graphical format (i,e., radar map plus textual data) in a within-subjects study that altered the order in which participants received each format. Thirty-six pilot participants read and responded to weather briefings for two flight scenarios that when put together, created a simulated multi-leg flight. Each pilot’s decision making and confidence in their decision was captured via Likert-scale and open-ended questions following each scenario. Decision making response was measured based on whether participants made a “go” or “no-go” decision, along with ratings of decision confidence. This paper will present the study methods and results, as well as a discussion on weather briefing design and delivery.

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