Priority and organization of information accessed by pilots in various phases of flight

In 1 project, 27 pilots rated the priority of information required for flig ht. These pilots were divided by flight experience into novices (65 - 820 h rs) and experienced pilots (1,600 to 17,000 hrs). Participants rated 29 inf ormation elements across 7 phases of flight. These data show the shifting p riorities of information across phases of flight, and some clear difference s in priority assignments appeared between the novices and the experienced pilots. In another project, 34 pilots, some the same as before, participate d in the collection of relatedness data for 231 pairs of information elemen ts. Pathfinder analysis and hierarchical clustering were conducted showing connections among these elements and grouping of the elements. Pilot experi ence had little influence on the form of the network of associations. The d iscussion explores the potential of these data for instrumentation layout a nd integration of cockpit information systems, datalink design, and develop ment of flight instruction curricula.