Software package for assessing the quality of piloting based on data from onboard flight data recording devices

Abstract

Aviation safety experts agree that the reason for many aviation incidents is an insufficient level of flight training. The reason for this Aviation safety experts agree that the reason for many aviation incidents is an insufficient level of flight training. The reason for this phenomenon, in turn, is that thanks to digitalization, almost the entire flight, except for takeoff and landing, takes place using an automatic control system. As a result, even experienced pilots lose their aircraft control skills. Therefore, according to experts, captains of aircraft should be constantly "taught to fly «manually». To increase the effectiveness of flight training, an objective automatic assessment of the quality of piloting is necessary. This paper presents an analysis of the subject area, the concept of assessing the quality of piloting, and the results of using the developed software package to assess the quality of piloting based on data from on-board flight information recording devices. The proposed concept of assessing the quality of piloting is based on the fact that in a coordinated landing maneuver, flight parameters are correlated with each other. It is used to build approach models for the following parameters: barometric altitude, instrument speed, normal overload, pitch and roll. Practice has shown that the complex objectively and reliably detects flights with deviations of the landing maneuver from the approach model. This makes it an effective tool for airlines, since assessing the quality of piloting is the information necessary not only for managers responsible for the quality of flight training, but also for the pilots themselves so that they can see their shortcomings. One of the most promising areas of application of the developed software package is flight schools and retraining centers for new equipment.