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One objective of introducing autopilots into aircraft landing-approaches is always to reduce pilot’s workload. Then, the changed role of the pilot is monitoring the autopilot functioning and taking over control manually, e.g., in rough turbulence and failure situations. However, the described human-automatic function allocation puts a high workload on the pilot if a severe failure occurs near touch-down. In these cases, the advantages of the autopilot under normal conditions may change into considerable disadvantages. This is a special problem with Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) aircrafts, particularly under Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) conditions.
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Johannsen, G., Pfendler, C., Stein, W. (1976). Human Performance and Workload in Simulated Landing-Approaches with Autopilot-Failures. In: Sheridan, T.B., Johannsen, G. (eds) Monitoring Behavior and Supervisory Control. NATO Conference Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2523-9_8
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