William A. Tuccio, Ph.D.

This paper contributes to a growing body of work related to the Conversation Analytic Role-play Method (CARM) by studying the primary flight instruction environment to create training interventions related to radio communications and flight instruction practices. Framed in the context of conversation analysis, an approach to the detailed analysis of naturally occurring interaction, the large-scale, long-duration qualitative audio/video data collection and coding methodology is discussed… Show more

This paper contributes to a growing body of work related to the Conversation Analytic Role-play Method (CARM) by studying the primary flight instruction environment to create training interventions related to radio communications and flight instruction practices. Framed in the context of conversation analysis, an approach to the detailed analysis of naturally occurring interaction, the large-scale, long-duration qualitative audio/video data collection and coding methodology is discussed, followed by trends identified in the ongoing study. The concept of CARM “trainables” are discussed with examples. The study shows that large-scale qualitative datasets may be leveraged to produce valuable data-driven training interventions. Show less

Reduction of runway incursions has been a top strategic objective for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the last decade. The FAA Runway Safety Office (RSO) categorizes incursions by severity from an air traffic control perspective, primarily based on closest horizontal and vertical proximity of conflicting aircraft. The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) makes no provision for categorization by severity; rather, it primarily collects narratives of self-reported pilot… Show more

Reduction of runway incursions has been a top strategic objective for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the last decade. The FAA Runway Safety Office (RSO) categorizes incursions by severity from an air traffic control perspective, primarily based on closest horizontal and vertical proximity of conflicting aircraft. The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) makes no provision for categorization by severity; rather, it primarily collects narratives of self-reported pilot experiences. This study, through the use of mixed methods to achieve convergent validation, compared the existing RSO runway incursion categorization scheme with a researcher-developed scheme for ASRS reports to establish whether the two categorization schemes could be harmonized toward a more holistic understanding of the contributory elements of runway incursion incidents. The study rated ASRS severities higher than RSO severities, and found a number of emergent themes among ASRS reports that contribute to a greater understanding of runway incursion (RI) causation. Show less