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By Mike Mitchell |
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April 27, 2010 - According to a study conducted by the Flight Safety Foundation, head-up guidance system technology, such as Rockwell Collins HGS™ Head-up Guidance System, could have prevented or positively influenced 38 percent of all commercial aircraft accidents that occurred over the past 13 years. "Head-up Guidance Technology - A clear path to increasing flight safety," is an independent third party study that examines use of head-up guidance system technology in modern cockpits based on digital technology.
Commissioned by
Rockwell Collins, the report was derived through analysis performed by
the Flight Safety Foundation on information from 983 commercial air
carrier, business and corporate airline accidents during the 13-year
period between 1995 and 2007.
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"Head-up guidance systems technology is a great safety tool for the prevention of runway excursions, loss of control, and approach and landing accidents," said Bob Vandel, foundation fellow for Flight Safety Foundation. Vandel co-authored the study with Earl Weener, Ph.D. and foundation fellow. "This technology provides extremely useful data to the flight deck crew which allows them to be the pilot they always thought they were." Rockwell Collins HGS displays critical flight information in the pilot's forward field-of-view, eliminating the need for the pilot to repeatedly transition between the head-down instruments and the forward view through the windshield. As a result, pilots can keep their attention focused on the outside world, enhancing overall situational awareness and safety. The study found that the most important information on the HGS display was consistently the flight path and speed error information, which provides the pilot with the instantaneous energy state of the aircraft and allows the pilot to see where the aircraft will be while maintaining an 'eyes out' view. |
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