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1.15 Aviation Performance Measuring System (APMS)The FAA and NASA have collaborated in developing advanced analysis tools for users of the U.S. Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. In cooperation with Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, the research team has developed the capabilities to convert large masses of flight-recorded data into meaningful quality assurance information. This provides timely operational awareness of safety and efficiency issues.It is anticipated that APMS will play a central role in attaining the programmatic goals of the Aviation Safety Program and the FAA's Global Analysis and Information Network (GAIN) program. Under NASA's Aviation Safety Program, APMS will eventually be extended to service the needs of engineering and maintenance, and extended to commercial, commuter, cargo, and corporate air carriers as well as operations of large and small airports alike. The FAA is conducting a related project to design data analysis methods for use in monitoring training program effectiveness. This project allows air carriers to compare crew performance in training simulators with crew performance in line operations. When safety threats are noted, air carriers can remediate the risk with future training opportunities. This project is in effect at Alaska Airlines and at Continental Airlines.
An integrated suite of tools for routinely converting very large masses of flight-recorded data into information. NASA POC: Dr. Irving C. Statler 650-604-6655 istatler@mail.arc.nasa.gov
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