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BOS Enhanced Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal (eFAROS)

Voluntary Survey for Pilots


Welcome to the BOS eFAROS Operational Evaluation survey. Be advised that all your responses are kept strictly confidential by MIT Lincoln Laboratory and will be used for research only.

 

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Please respond and comment about your assessment of eFAROS at BOS. Please circle or check the appropriate answer for each question. Any question may be left blank at your discretion.

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* 1. I agree with the eFAROS operational concept, which is to prevent runway incursions and accidents by directly alerting pilots that a runway is occupied and unsafe to land.

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* 2. eFAROS will help me feel safer while landing at the airport.

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* 3. I have observed eFAROS with PAPIs flash in response to traffic at least once.

If you answered "YES" to question 3, please continue and answer question 4, otherwise, skip to question 16.

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* 4. I viewed eFAROS with flashing PAPIs at BOS on the following runway(s).

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* 5. eFAROS enhanced my situational awareness.

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* 6. Flashing PAPIs for eFAROS did not affect the glide path indication.

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* 7. The use of eFAROS did not substantially increase the amount of procedural communications.

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* 8. eFAROS operation did not increase my response time to ATC clearances.

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* 9. eFAROS with flashing PAPIs did not substantially increase my workload.

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* 10. eFAROS with flashing PAPIs did not interfere with my performance of normal cockpit duties.

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* 11. Flashing PAPIs for eFAROS did not distract me from my normal scan.

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* 12. Flashing PAPIs for eFAROS did not distract my crew members.

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* 13. I did not land with flashing PAPIs even when cleared to do so by ATC.

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* 14. I did not interpret eFAROS "off" (steady PAPI signal) as clearance to land.

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* 15. I assumed the runway was no longer occupied when I observed the PAPIs stop flashing on eFAROS equipped runways .

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* 16. I am aware of runway conflict situations that eFAROS would have helped prevent.

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* 17. If I observe flashing PAPIs while located on the runway or taxiways, I will not not call the tower unless a safety concern exists.

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* 18. eFAROS with flashing PAPIs will turn on when landing aircraft reach approximately 1.5 nmi from the runway threshold and the runway is occupied. This is an appropriate distance to intensify scan for traffic on runway.

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* 19. There is sufficient time to respond to eFAROS given an acquisition point of approximately 500 ft AGL.

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* 20. The eFAROS contact point of approximately 300 ft AGL provides sufficient reaction time to ATC commands or clearance.

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* 21. The eFAROS contact point of approximately 300 ft AGL is suitable to limit unnecessary calls to tower ATC.

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* 22. I am comfortable executing a go around when viewing eFAROS below the contact point for the type aircraft I usually fly.

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* 23. The lowest height I am comfortable conducting a go around in the type of aircraft I typically fly is:

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* 24. Please record the date and time of your flight.

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* 25. Please record your job title.

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* 26. Please record your role in the flight.

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* 27. Please record your flight hours logged to date.

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* 28. Please record your type aircraft usually flown.

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* 29. Providing your name and/or employer is helpful. If you willing to leave this information, please record this information. You may also include your contact information if you would like us to communicate with you confidentially about your feedback to further our research on runway safety.

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* 30. Do you have any other comments, questions, or concerns?

Thank you for responding about BOS eFAROS. Your feedback is important to us! You are welcome to respond again after each experience with eFAROS at BOS. For more information or to take the eFAROS survey online, please visit the eFAROS website at:

www.eFAROS.org
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