Flying the Needles

@article{Haslbeck2016FlyingTN,
  title={Flying the Needles},
  author={Andreas Haslbeck and Hans-J{\"u}rgen Hoermann},
  journal={Human Factors: The Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society},
  year={2016},
  volume={58},
  pages={533 - 545}
}
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of practice and training on fine-motor flying skills during a manual instrument landing system (ILS) approach. Background: There is an ongoing debate that manual flying skills of long-haul crews suffer from a lack of flight practice due to conducting only a few flights per month and the intensive use of automation. However, objective evidence is rare. Method: One hundred twenty-six randomly selected airline pilots had to perform a… 
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