Aircraft Controllability and Primary Flight Displays-A Human Factor Centered Approach

The global air accident rate has gradually decrease d during the last decades. During the 1990’s Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) and Ap proach and Landing Accidents (ALA) were the “biggest killers” in aviation. Continuous focus and efforts by the a irlines, manufacturers, and not least Flight Safety Foundati on, has succeeded in reducing this type of accidents. However, today the “biggest killer” has changed to be Loss of Control in the air type of accidents (LOC-I).