Quality and Life" № 1(21) 2019. p. 50-53

The Risk of Losing Problem Solving Skills in the Face of Uncertainty by Civil Aviation Pilots 

S.M. Golovnin, deputy student, leading specialist in standardization of Volga-Dnepr Airlines; Moscow 
 
The article is devoted to the problem of the human factor and the effect of training of cadets (novice pilots) on flight safety. The significance of the exercises, which the cadets obviously do not know in the course of training, their influence on the overall preparation and speed of decision making by civil aviation pilots is considered. The results of modeling cadets training given the unexpected for them exercises in the virtual piloting environment are given, the risks of losing problem solving skills in conditions of uncertainty, taking into account the influence of the human factor on flight safety, and the process of training civil aviation cadets are considered. The main trends in the process of preparing civil aviation pilots are considered and a theoretical justification of the results of the simulation of the situation using the virtual piloting environment is given. The results of the study are presented in graphical form for a visual display of the results and the likely consequences of using statistical forecasting. The statistics of the distribution of hazards in the three main components of the man-machine-environment and an explanation of the statistical indicators in these areas over the past decades in civil aviation are given. Mention is made of the possibility and importance of working out abnormal situations on aircraft using a virtual piloting environment, when the risk of actual damage is minimized. A formula is given for calculating the probability of errors being made by civil aviation pilots in the course of aircraft operations and options for increasing the level and culture of safety by adjusting aviation personnel training programs. The conclusions and recommendations of the article are supposed to be introduced into the training programs for civil aviation specialists, in the long term with a focus on management risks arising in the management of organizations that are elements of the air transport system in order to improve the quality of civil aviation services and flight safety. The results of the implementation will be detailed in subsequent articles. 
 
Keywords: flight safety, risk management, quality management, virtual environment, aviation specialist training, fight simulation, human factors in civil aviation. 
 
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