Decision Making in Aviation

In some respects there is nothing extraordinary about pilot decision making given that the underlying cognitive processes are the same as in ordinary decision making. However, it is the context and the consequences of a poor decision which serve to differentiate aeronautical decision making. Furthermore, decision making does not occur in isolation: it is a joint function of the flight tasks; knowledge; equipment on the flight deck and other stressors. This volume contains key papers published over the last 25 years, contributed by leading authors in the field, which provide an overview of the major paradigms by which aeronautical decision making has been investigated.