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 simulating pilot views from two 2015 midair collisions that claimed seven lives, demonstrating the severe limitations of the "see and avoid" concept in preventing such accidents.
- These animations illustrate the difficulty pilots inherently face in spotting other aircraft and emphasize the critical value of cockpit traffic technology as a supplement for collision avoidance.
- The NTSB concluded that the accidents were attributed to the "inherent limitations" of "see and avoid" combined with errors made by air traffic controllers.
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