Aviation Human Factors

The role of human factors in aviation has its roots in the earliest days of aviation.

The pioneers of aviation certainly had their concerns for the welfare of those flying their aircraft (particularly themselves).

As the capabilities of the vehicles were expanded, the aircraft rapidly exceeded human capability of directly sensing and responding to the vehicle and the environment in order to effectively affect sufficient control to ensure the safety of flight.

Today, human factors in aviation is concerned with the study of human capabilities, limitations and behaviours and the integration of that knowledge into the systems designed for them with the goals of enhancing safety, performance and the general well-being of the operators of the systems.