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Startle Response / Aviation Safety

 

Startle Response / Aviation Safety 

Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) remains one of the most significant contributors to fatal aviation accidents worldwide in general and commercial aviation.

Loss of Control refers to accidents in which the flight crew was unable to maintain control of the aircraft in flight, causing in an unrecoverable deviation from the intended flight path.

Fatal General Aviation Accidents often result from inappropriate responses to unexpected events.

Humans are subject to a “Startle Response” when they are faced with unexpected emergency situations and may delay action or initiate inappropriate action in response to the emergency. Training and preparation can reduce startle response time and promote more effective and timely responses to emergencies.

Source:

FAA Aviation Safety Briefing 

https://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2017/media/se_topic_17_06.pdf

The Concept of Startle Effect on Pilots during Critical Events

 

The Concept of Startle Effect on Pilots during Critical Events

I would take this opportunity to write and interesting subject, regarding and evaluating different scenarios that how a startle effect surprise pilots inside the cockpit, and is a contributing factor in multiple aviation incidents and accidents that have been recognized, during the investigation when an airplane crashed, the term startle effect can impact pilot performance in many hazardous ways.

There are some differences between startle and surprise: the terms startle and surprise are often used interchangeably in aviation operational training, a startle effect is a short-term, fast, and highly physiological reaction.

The conceptual model of startle and surprise are specific differences between surprises and startle increase questions regarding ground-based training to prepare flight crew for unexpected events in flight.

If you are no familiar with this concept model in aviation, I would like to share some interesting subjects that a startle effect is a good example often occurs when the autopilot disengages and hands control to the pilot in a highly dynamic, time-critical condition. So, according to human factors there are two systems they are play a different roles in our reaction as pilots, and a pilot error could be an action or decision that if not fixed and corrected on time could contribute to the occurrence of and accident or incident.

Take your time to read some of these pdf concepts, I want to share with the aviation community, to have more an idea what that mean a startle effect in general and commercial aviation.

Always remember fly safe, the best safety device in any aircraft is a well-trained safety pilot.

 Sources:

Startled Flight Safety Foundation 

https://www.icao.int/Meetings/LOCI/Presentations/Managing%20Startle%20Individual%20Crew%20and%20Organizational%20Strategies.pdf

https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/bitstream/handle/10072/54072/82496_1.pdf

https://flightsafety.org/asw-article/startle-effect/

https://flightsafety.org/asw-article/training-for-startle/