Single Pilot Concept of Operations: Hazard Identification and Mitigation Measures.
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| Title: | Single Pilot Concept of Operations: Hazard Identification and Mitigation Measures. |
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| Authors: | Pechlivanis, Konstantinos (AUTHOR), Harris, Don (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | International Journal of Aerospace Psychology. Oct-Dec2025, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p161-184. 24p. |
| Subjects: | Safety, Situational awareness, Work structure, Commercial aeronautics, Ergonomics, Automatic pilot (Airplanes), Risk assessment, Aeronautical safety measures |
| Abstract: | Objective: This work identifies the human factors hazards associated with Single Pilot Operations (SiPO) in small jets currently certified for single-pilot operations and assesses their transferability to future airliner single-pilot concept. Background: SiPO of commercial airliners is imminent. Hazard identification of SiPO based upon an extant similar system could contribute to proving SiPO equally safe to multicrew operations (MCO). Method: The three-part study consisted of archival analysis of 47 accidents and 237 incident involving small single-pilot jets, subject matter expert (SME) interviews and an opinion survey of one hundred airline pilots. The multi-method approach provided holistic, complementary data, enabling findings to be triangulated. Results: Results identified the human factors hazards were mainly associated with the absence of a second crew member, specifically for: monitoring, workload management; situational awareness and verifying decision-making. SiPO acceptance was generally low amongst the airline pilot community. SJ pilots and airliner pilots favored a system configuration based around high levels of automation/autonomy rather than the displacement of the second pilot to the ground with on-demand availability (a distributed air/ground socio-technical system). Conclusion: In addition to the development of enabling technologies fundamental for de-crewing the need for further research into the design and development of single-pilot resource management (SRM) courses and definition of minimum flight experience for SiPO was recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objective: This work identifies the human factors hazards associated with Single Pilot Operations (SiPO) in small jets currently certified for single-pilot operations and assesses their transferability to future airliner single-pilot concept. Background: SiPO of commercial airliners is imminent. Hazard identification of SiPO based upon an extant similar system could contribute to proving SiPO equally safe to multicrew operations (MCO). Method: The three-part study consisted of archival analysis of 47 accidents and 237 incident involving small single-pilot jets, subject matter expert (SME) interviews and an opinion survey of one hundred airline pilots. The multi-method approach provided holistic, complementary data, enabling findings to be triangulated. Results: Results identified the human factors hazards were mainly associated with the absence of a second crew member, specifically for: monitoring, workload management; situational awareness and verifying decision-making. SiPO acceptance was generally low amongst the airline pilot community. SJ pilots and airliner pilots favored a system configuration based around high levels of automation/autonomy rather than the displacement of the second pilot to the ground with on-demand availability (a distributed air/ground socio-technical system). Conclusion: In addition to the development of enabling technologies fundamental for de-crewing the need for further research into the design and development of single-pilot resource management (SRM) courses and definition of minimum flight experience for SiPO was recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 24721840 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/24721840.2025.2481880 |
