ABSTRACT
In the aviation domain, maintaining a high level of situation awareness (SA) is one of the most critical and challenging features of an aircrew’s job. SA can be considered as an internalized mental model of the current state of the fl ight environment. Th is integrated picture forms the central organizing feature from which all decision making and action takes place. A vast portion of the aircrew’s job is involved in developing SA and keeping it up-to-date in a rapidly changing environment. Consider the following excerpt demonstrating the criticality of SA for the pilot and its frequent elusiveness.
