The goal of human factors engineering in civil flight deck design is to ensure that the pilot compartment and its installed systems and equipment support safe aircraft operation and comply with applicable certification regulations, are easy to use, maximize human-machine performance, and provide a superior pilot experience. Flight deck human factors engineers work to support a pilot-centered flight deck development process. They generate requirements by applying data-driven knowledge about the pilot's capabilities and limitations and validate them through analysis and structured evaluations/tests. This course is intended to give engineers, pilots, and managers involved in the design and certification of civil flight decks an introduction to the required human factors engineering activities. The course reviews the physical, physiological, psychological, and cognitive performance capabilities of flight crews. It explores the limitations of pilots' performance and how they are impacted by systemic variables in the flight deck environment. It then examines how pilots' capabilities and limitations impact crew workload and human error. The course builds a theoretical human factors engineering foundation for designing and assessing civil flight decks and their installed systems and equipment. The course provides flight deck design examples and accident analysis from a human factors point of view. Key topics include applicable certification regulations, design guidelines, industry standards, and means of compliance.

Highlights

• Problems: Overview of Flight Deck HF focus areas and potential HF issues
• Science: Concepts and theoretical models to understand human factors and flight crew performance
• Execution: Processes (methods and procedures) for design, analysis, and evaluation/test and data collection methods
• Regulations: Applicable certification regulations for Part 25 aircraft and examples on how to show compliance
• Guidelines: Regulatory guidelines and useful industry standards
• Examples: Best (and worst) examples of HFE application in design
• Literature: Useful literature

Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for engineers/scientists, pilots, and managers at aircraft manufacturers, system/equipment suppliers, regulators, accident investigation bodies, and research/teaching facilities involved in the design, evaluation/test, and/or certification of flight decks for civil aircraft.

Course Fees
Early registration fee: $2,595 if you register and pay by the early registration deadline (45 days prior to the first day of class).
Regular registration fee: $2,795 if you register and pay after the early registration deadline.

Canada Department of National Defence Discount
This course is available to Canada DND employees at 10% off the registration fee. Please contact the DND Procurement Authority (DAP 2-3) for details. Please note that you cannot register using our online system when requesting this discount. This discount is available for both the early registration and regular registration fees.

U.S. Federal Employee Discount
This course is available to U.S. federal employees at 10% off the registration fee. To receive the federal employee discount, you must enter the code FGVT116 during the checkout process. Please note that you must validate your eligibility to receive this discount by entering your U.S. government email address (ending in .gov or .mil) when creating your online registration profile. This discount is available for both the early registration and regular registration fees.

Certificate Track
This course is not yet assigned to a certificate track.

Classroom Hours/CEUs
35 classroom hours
3.5 CEUs

Course Accessibility
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to participate in University of Kansas educational offerings. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in our Aerospace Short Courses, please email jayhawkglobal@ku.edu or call 785-864-6779 at least three weeks before the first day of the event.
Please note: If you are attending an Aerospace Short Course onsite at your place of employment, please contact your company's training coordinator for accommodation requests.

Course Resources
AERO0690 Course Information and Outline (PDF Document)