ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES IN COLLISION RISK OF NORTH ATLANTIC AIR TRAFFIC FROM CHANGES IN THE REPORTED SIGHTING RATE.

The aim of this study of air traffic on North Atlantic tracks is to examine whether an increase in the reported sighting rate of aircraft, identified as straying from an adjacent track, can be used for estimating a change in lateral collision risk, i. e. in the risk which is due to imperfect track-k...

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Main Author: Robinson, R. T.
Other Authors: ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT FARNBOROUGH (UNITED KINGDOM)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
*AIR TRAFFIC
ATLANTIC OCEAN
AVIATION SAFETY
FLIGHT PATHS
ERRORS
FREQUENCY
AVIATION ACCIDENTS
PROBABILITY
VISUAL INSPECTION
TARGET ACQUISITION
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0463204
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0463204
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Summary:The aim of this study of air traffic on North Atlantic tracks is to examine whether an increase in the reported sighting rate of aircraft, identified as straying from an adjacent track, can be used for estimating a change in lateral collision risk, i. e. in the risk which is due to imperfect track-keeping. It is found that the ratio of the frequency of such sightings to the collision frequency is not large enough to detect even a quite severe change in the collision frequency. (Author)

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