Need help from the flying community for my master thesis!
Posted by Papaderos@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 6 comments
TLDR: how frequently should a VFR pilot look at their primary instruments and engine instruments?
Part of my master thesis is a software that, using an eye-tracker detects long periods without looking at certain instruments during a VFR flight and notifies the pilot. Picture below is just a prototype, the warnings will most likely appear higher. When should the lights appear? How long without looking at the PFD is too long? I know it also has to do with the phase of the flight and the actions the pilot is doing at the moment but i want just 1 general answer.
Obviously, data collected from Reddit users isn't scientific but i'm interested to listen to your thoughts on this. Please also include info on your experience with flying.
Aircraft that will be used in the experiment is the Cessna Skyhawk 172 G1000 via MicrosoftFlightSimulator 2020.
Thank you all in advance for your insight.
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Guysmiley777@reddit
Video games are not real life. One huge problem with VFR flying in a PC sim is that the player tends to spend way too much time "heads down" looking at the virtual instrument panel instead of looking out the window.
Your study won't tell you anything about pilots, it will only tell you about video game players.
makgross@reddit
It’s visual flight rules. The answer is as little as possible.
minfremi@reddit
I personally don’t think using a computer game would get helpful results. You don’t get the “feel” of flying an airplane via pixels. Plus, a monitor would not show a 360° view of your surroundings.
Ok-Fan4077@reddit
Substantial-Cat0910@reddit
As little as possible, in theory. You should fly only by outside references. In fact I'd find it more useful if it worked the opposite way: during training you fly measurably worse if you look inside rather than outside.
rFlyingTower@reddit
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TLDR: how frequently should a VFR pilot look at their primary instruments and engine instruments?
Part of my master thesis is a software that, using an eye-tracker detects long periods without looking at certain instruments during a VFR flight and notifies the pilot. Picture below is just a prototype, the warnings will most likely appear higher. When should the lights appear? How long without looking at the PFD is too long? I know it also has to do with the phase of the flight and the actions the pilot is doing at the moment but i want just 1 general answer.
Obviously, data collected from Reddit users isn't scientific but i'm interested to listen to your thoughts on this. Please also include info on your experience with flying.
Aircraft that will be used in the experiment is the Cessna Skyhawk 172 G1000 via MicrosoftFlightSimulator 2020.
Thank you all in advance for your insight.
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