Vigilance Issues Sustained attention Not a human strength Vigilance can deteriorate significantly after 30 mins What is the threshold for pilot intervention? False alarms Cost of premature pilot intervention Reaction times could be affected Alerting systems can hell p Advisories versus warnings Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyVigilance Issues • Sustained attention – Not a human strength • Vigilance can deteriorate significantly after 30 mins • What is the threshold for pilot intervention? – False alarms – Cost of premature pilot intervention • Reaction times could be affected • Alerting systems can help – Advisories versus warnings