TODAY'S ELECTRONIC CHECKLISTS REDUCE LIKELIHOOD OF CREW ERRORS AND HELP PREVENT MISHAPS

SUBTITLE: AUTOMATION ON THE FLIGHT DECK PRODUCES SOME IMPORTANT BENEFITS BUT CAN ALSO BRING TRAINING CHALLENGES, MODE CONFUSION AND NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR ERRORS. WITH THIS IN MIND, DESIGNERS OF A MODERN ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST MADE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO ENSURE THIS AUTOMATED COCKPIT TOOL WOULD NOT INTRODUCE NEW ERROR MODES.