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Annemarie Landman^1,2, Ivo V Stuldreher¹, Erik Van der Burg^1,3

¹TNO, Soesterberg, The Netherlands.

|May 16, 2025

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Performing an auditory task significantly alters pilots' gaze behaviour during flight simulation. Increased time looking away from flight controls may indicate higher auditory workload in pilots.

Keywords:

Eye-tracking attention aviation distraction dual-task

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Area of Science:

Aviation Psychology
Human Factors Engineering
Cognitive Psychology

Background:

Understanding pilot cognitive workload is crucial for flight safety.
Auditory tasks can compete for cognitive resources, potentially affecting flight performance.
Gaze behaviour is a sensitive indicator of attention and workload.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the influence of concurrent auditory tasks on pilots' gaze behaviour.
To determine if gaze behaviour changes differ between novice and experienced pilots.
To explore the potential of gaze behaviour as a workload indicator.

Main Methods:

Two simulator experiments were conducted with military pilots (novice fixed-wing, experienced rotary-wing).
Participants performed manual flying tasks under single-task (flying only) and dual-task (flying + auditory task) conditions.
Gaze behaviour (dwell time, fixation duration) and flight control performance were measured.

Main Results:

Pilots spent significantly more time looking away from flight controls during the dual-task condition.
Fixation duration outside the primary flight path increased for experienced pilots but decreased for novices.
Novice pilots showed reduced altitude control, while experienced pilots improved bank angle control in the dual-task condition.

Conclusions:

Concurrent auditory tasks significantly impact pilot gaze behaviour, shifting attention away from flight controls.
Changes in gaze behaviour, particularly increased dwell time outside, may serve as a behavioural indicator of auditory workload.
The differential effects on novices and experienced pilots suggest varying adaptive strategies and workload impacts.