Instrument Approach Procedure Workload

Folks,

MITRE is conducting a study of factors that contribute to Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) workload. If you are an instrumented rated pilot and have experience flying aircraft that are not equipped with an autopilot capable of coupled approaches, please consider filling out the survey.  Participation is completely anonymous.  The results of this survey will be used to identify IAPs that could cause excessive workload for pilots.

Interested, instrument-rated pilots can follow this link to complete the survey at https://forms.office.com/g/SGWydjCSrV.  The survey will remain open until March 17th.  If you have any questions, please feel free to message me.

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Ronald Levy
1629 Posts

@Steven Estes
Survey system is down.

Ronald Levy
1629 Posts

@Ronald Levy
Survey is up.

@Ronald Levy
Thanks for the heads-up

@Steven Estes  What about if you have an AP, but fly a fair amount of actual and practice approaches by hand?


 

@Pete McWilliams, if your AP allows for coupled approaches, please feel free to fill out this version of the survey: https://forms.office.com/g/mwEub1AKWh.  It includes a section for manual flight ops.  If your AP doesn't allow for coupled approaches, you can fill out the link posted above.  Really appreciate your time and interest.  
 

My plane (M20J) has a coupled approach (ILS only, no GPS installed).  I always hand fly approaches, esp. to minimums, because I do not trust the A/P to function properly (I've seen it 'lose signal' during heavy rain).  Plus, I've dealt with electronics a lot, and understand that they can fail - and never at a 'good time'.

Plus, I enjoy flying - not watching machines do it.  Keeps me 'up to speed'.