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 based on two fatal 2015 midair collisions to demonstrate the inherent limitations of the "see and avoid" concept for preventing accidents.
- These animations, created from pilot perspectives, highlight the difficulty in visually spotting other aircraft and emphasize the critical value of cockpit traffic technology as a supplement.
- The NTSB concluded that the "see and avoid" concept's limitations, combined with air traffic controller errors, contributed to the pilots' inability to prevent the collisions.
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