The MITRE Corporation Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) is soliciting the help of 10 pilots in a study of Equivalent Visual Operations (EVO) supported by a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI). This study will focus on use of a CDTI to monitor spacing while performing approaches to closely spaced parallel runways (less than 2,500 feet centerline separation), in a manner that is similar to pilots’ use of visual separation during visual approaches to such runways.

Flight crew input is required to help identify display usability and operations concept issues that may need to be resolved in order to implement use of CDTI for limited, pilot-managed spacing in Instrument Meteorological Conditions. The data collected during this study will be aggregated and de-identified prior to analysis and reporting. Individual pilots will not be identified.

Participants must have experience as a pilot in FAR Part 121 or Part 135 operations within the last 12 months. In addition, pilots with experience flying closely spaced parallel approaches with visual separation being applied (e.g., SFO, BOS) are strongly preferred. Both captains and first officers are eligible. Regardless of current crew status, all trials will be flown from the left seat as pilot in command and pilot flying. A confederate CAASD pilot will perform normal pilot monitoring duties. Preference will be given to pilots who have not flown in a CAASD study within the previous 12 months and, in particular, those who have never flown in a study of CDTI.

The study is expected to require a full day of participation (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and will include introductory briefings, warm-up flying in the CAASD generic flight deck simulator, and two blocks of data collection trials. A $250 stipend will be paid, and lunch will be provided. Transportation and lodging costs will be borne by the pilot.

The study will be conducted Monday through Friday of each week, beginning September 7 and ending September 24 (except Labor Day). However, CAASD hopes to complete data collection by September 17 if possible. If you have availability on more than one day, please indicate your order of preference. CAASD will accept backups if the originally scheduled pilots are unable to participate.

Please contact Suzette Porter (porters@mitre.org) at 703-983-2024, or Athena Castle (acastle@mitre.org) at 703-983-3856 to be added to the schedule. Thanks.