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Title: Flight to the Future: Human Factors in Air Traffic Control by Christopher D. Wickens, Anne S. Mavor, James P. McGee, J. (James), 1950 McGee, National Research Council (U.S.) Panel on Human Factors in Air Traffic ISBN: 0-309-05637-3 Publisher: National Academy Press Pub. Date: January, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95

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Rating: 4
Summary: Fundamental for understanding functions of ATC.
Comment: This is a very good functional decomposition of the major elements of the ATC system, focusing on the work structure and systemic tasks of the humans and the equipment that comprise the system. The later chapters introducing the concepts of automation and the attendant potential benefits and risks of different automation strategies are critical for understanding the follow-on book, "The Future of Air Traffic Control: Human Factors and Automation". Both these works serve as the major rationale for selecting the "human-centered" approach to automation.

This book is written for the "lay-man" interested in ATC and automation. There are a few over-simplifications, but I cannot imagine how better to describe the general functions without getting excessively technical.

One minor "ding": Boeing's former competition in airframe manufacture was not "McDonald Douglas" (Overview, page 28), but "McDonnell-Douglas".

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