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created_at: '2017-04-04T23:21:45.000Z'
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title: On the typography of flight deck documentation – NASA (1992)
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url: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930010781
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author: Audiophilip
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year: 1992
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Abstract: Many types of paper documentation are employed on the
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flight-deck. They range from a simple checklist card to a bulky Aircraft
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Flight Manual (AFM). Some of these documentations have typographical and
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graphical deficiencies; yet, many cockpit tasks such as conducting
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checklists, way-point entry, limitations and performance calculations,
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and many more, require the use of these documents. Moreover, during
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emergency and abnormal situations, the flight crews' effectiveness in
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combating the situation is highly dependent on such documentation;
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accessing and reading procedures has a significant impact on flight
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safety. Although flight-deck documentation are an important (and
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sometimes critical) form of display in the modern cockpit, there is a
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dearth of information on how to effectively design these displays. The
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object of this report is to provide a summary of the available
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literature regarding the design and typographical aspects of printed
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matter. The report attempts 'to bridge' the gap between basic research
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about typography, and the kind of information needed by designers of
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flight-deck documentation. The report focuses on typographical factors
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such as type-faces, character height, use of lower- and upper-case
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characters, line length, and spacing. Some graphical aspects such as
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layout, color coding, fonts, and character contrast are also discussed.
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In addition, several aspects of cockpit reading conditions such as
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glare, angular alignment, and paper quality are addressed. Finally, a
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list of recommendations for the graphical design of flight-deck
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documentation is provided.
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