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OEMs Focus on Pilot Workload Management, Reduced Crew Operations

Innovations from Gulfstream and Airbus show an emphasis on pilot workload management.

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By Mario Pierobon • Contributor - Business Aviation

October 10, 2021

Pilot workload management is recognized as an important subject in initial and recurrent training, as is crew resource management (CRM). Improvements in pilot workload management over the years have been supported by constantly upgraded automation solutions in flight decks. Aircraft OEMs are continuing this trend towards flight deck automation with the aim of improving the efficiency of flight operations and the level of business aviation safety.

Gulfstream’s newest aircraft, the G700, will feature active control sidesticks on its Symmetry Flight Deck and also offer a runway overrun awareness and alerting system (ROAAS), as well as a predictive landing performance system (PLPS). Symmetry lessens the workload for pilots, thereby improving their ability to fly efficiently through an increasingly complex global airspace system.

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