AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUSERVE TO HOST 'LIVE' CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATED AIRLINE COCKPIT SAFETY; Automated Cockpits: Who's In Charge?NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 10, 1995--Aviation Week & Space Technology, McGraw-Hill's aviation, aerospace and defense journal, will host a "live" conference on cockpit automation on CompuServe in the service's "Convention Center" on Thursday, February 16 at 9:00 pm (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ). The conference, available to CompuServe's worldwide audience of 2.6 million, is scheduled to last at least one hour. The conference, based on Aviation Week's exclusive special report "Automated Cockpits: Who's in Charge?" [January 30 and February 6 issues! will discuss the highly controversial and topical aspect of air-carrier safety. In recent years, cockpit automation technology may have outstripped the ability of pilots to maintain situational awareness Situation awareness or situational awareness [1] (SA) is the mental representation and understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in . Experts believe this paradoxical situation may have been a causal factor causal factor Medtalk A factor linked to the causation of a disease or health problem in recent air-carrier fatal accidents. For example, lack of mode awareness -- i.e., not knowing what the autopilot is doing to the aircraft at a given moment -- has been cited as a contributing factor in several recent accidents. Aviation Week's managing editor Dave North and northeast bureau chief Dave Hughes David William "Hughesy" Hughes (born 26 November 1970 in Warrnambool, Victoria) is an Australian stand-up comedian, radio and television presenter. Early life Born and raised in the regional town of Warnambool, Victoria, Hughes has said that he drank heavily as a teenager and other experts in cockpit safety will lead the fascinating online discussion of the safety considerations in modern cockpit design. The conference will moderated by CompuServe's Aviation Special Interest Group. To access the CompuServe Convention Center, type GO CONVENTION, once online. The CompuServe Information Service (company) CompuServe Information Service - (CIS) One of the services run by CompuServe Corporation. CIS provides a wide variety of information and services, including bulletin boards, on-line conferencing, business news, sports and weather, financial transactions, electronic mail, is home to nearly 100,000 commercial and general aviators Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or and aviation industry experts, who use the service for bidding and scheduling, flight planning Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two safety-critical aspects: fuel calculation, to ensure that the aircraft can safely reach the destination, and compliance with air traffic control requirements, to and filing, as well as to stay abreast of safety issues and communicate with colleagues. Users can type GO AVIATION to explore these services once online. The CompuServe Information Service, established in 1979, provides its worldwide membership of nearly 2.6 million with databases and services to meet both professional and personal interests. CompuServe can be accessed by any modem-equipped personal computer utilizing general communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems . Aviation Week & Space Technology, is the world's leading journal for technology, business and operations in the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries. McGraw-Hill's Aviation Week Group markets a comprehensive network of publications, electronic and video services for this multi-billion dollar market. CONTACT: McGraw-Hill, Inc. Eileen Gabriele, 212/512-3852 Aviation Week Group Dick Aarons, 914/933-7602 |
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