The National Transportation Safety Board took a giant leap forward last week in effort to remind pilots of the limits to the see and avoid concept, the primary method of avoiding midair collisions. The Board released a series of animations created from the pilot’s view in the cockpit from three of the four aircraft involved in two recent midair collisions. The animations show not only the difficulty any of these pilots would have experienced seeing the other aircraft but also the value of cockpit traffic technology as a supplement to the human eye.
NTSB: See and Avoid Isn’t Enough
Key Takeaways:
- The NTSB released animations from two 2015 midair collisions to demonstrate the severe limitations of the "see and avoid" concept for preventing aircraft collisions.
- These animations, based on incidents involving an F-16/Cessna 150 and a Sabreliner/Cessna 172 that claimed seven lives, illustrate the difficulty pilots had in visually spotting other aircraft.
- The NTSB highlighted the value of cockpit traffic technology as a vital supplement to human vision, concluding that inherent "see and avoid" limitations combined with air traffic control errors contributed to the pilots' inability to prevent the crashes.
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