An International Survey of Transport Airplane Pilots' Experiences and Perspectives of Lateral/Directional Control Events and Rudder Issues in Transport Airplanes (Rudder Survey)

Following the AA587 accident, the National Transportation Safety Board requested that the FAA explore certain elements of transport aircraft and rudder usage, including but not limited to awareness that sequential full, opposite-rudder inputs (rudder reversals), even at speeds below the design maneu...

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Main Authors: Peterson, L S, Haworth, Loran A, Jones, Robert C, Newman, Richard L, McGuire, Robert J, Lambregts, Anthony A, McCloy, Tom, Chidester, Thomas R
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
CONTROL SYSTEMS
LATERAL/DIRECTIONAL CONTROL EVENTS
MANEUVER SPEED
MANEUVERABILITY
PILOTS
REGULATIONS
REVERSIBLE
RUDDER REVERSAL
RUDDERS
SAFETY
SEQUENTIAL OPPOSITE RUDDER INPUT
SIMULATOR TRAINING
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
SURVEYS
TCAP(TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANE PILOTS)
TRAINING
Transport Aircraft
UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERY TRAINING
UPSET RECOVERY TRAINING AID
VELOCITY
WAKE VORTEX
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Summary:Following the AA587 accident, the National Transportation Safety Board requested that the FAA explore certain elements of transport aircraft and rudder usage, including but not limited to awareness that sequential full, opposite-rudder inputs (rudder reversals), even at speeds below the design maneuvering speed, may result in structural loads that exceed those addressed by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 25, 25.1507. The Transport Directorate initiated a Web-based survey developed in conjunction with the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute to survey the population of Transport Category Airplane Pilots' (TCAP) understanding of the use of rudder and their experiences with rudder, both as the pilot flying and as the pilot not flying. The survey also explored TCAP's experiences with upset, including magnitude and recovery. The survey further explored TCAP's experience with rudder training, unusual attitude recovery training, and their perceptions of additional training needed. Additionally, the survey explored the issue of maneuvering speed and movement of rudder, aileron, and elevator controls. Project was performed in conjunction with the Transport Airplane Directorate, Renton, WA; the William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, NJ; and the Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC