Automation recommendations or actions are based on only a few key variables. An automation
device lacks full situation awareness and may advise or act inappropriately, especially under
unusual conditions. (pc120)
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Automation design often does not take into consideration the operational knowledge of pilots.
This may lead to designs that are counter intuitive to pilots, increasing pilot workload and the
opportunity for error. (pc121)
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Automatic flight control systems use a different strategy of control than the pilot, leading
to the pilot's loss of situation awareness and pilot errors. (pc122)
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It is too easy for the pilot to disengage the autopilot. When this happens, control may be lost. (pc123)
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Computer based automation makes the aircraft more complex and tightly coupled (i.e., there are many
components, they are strongly linked, and failures may propagate more readily). This increases the
likelihood of accidents. (pc124)
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Although automation may do what it is designed to do, design specifications may not take into account
certain unlikely but very possible conditions, leading to unsafe automation behavior. (pc125)
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The ability of the automation to perform correctly and quickly is limited by design constraints, in some
cases increasing pilot workload and the opportunity for error. (pc126)
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The fundamental reasons for the increasing use of automation are to decrease the cost of flight
operations. If these considerations receive excessive emphasis in the aircraft design process,
safety may be compromised. (pc127)
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