Flight Controllers for Jet Transports

Several designs for flight controllers for jet transports were developed to improve panel visibility and pilot comfort. The designs were rated by a panel of 12 pilot-evaluators. Three of the designs—Dual Side-Arm, Yoke with a Vernier Handle, and Circumferential Drive with a Vernier Handle—met with sufficiently high acceptance that their further development and evaluation appears warranted. The issues of gaining acceptance, of obtaining judgments from appropriate evaluators, and of the need for further testing in dynamic flight simulators are discussed.