Publications


TEXTBOOKS

Casner, S. M. (Forthcoming). Advanced Cockpit Systems Flying Handbook. Federal Aviation Administration.


Casner, S. M. (2002). Cockpit Automation for General Aviators and Future Airline Pilots. Iowa State Press.


Casner, S. M. (2001). The Pilot's Guide to the Modern Airline Cockpit. Iowa State Press.
 


SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Casner, S. M. (submitted).  General aviation pilots' attitudes toward advanced cockpit systemsInternational Journal of Applied Aviation Studies 8 (1), 88-112.

Casner, S. M. (submitted).  Why don't pilots submit more pilot weather reports (PIREPs)? Submitted to International Journal of Aviation Psychology.

Casner, S. M. (submitted). The effect of advanced cockpit systems on pilot workload and error. Submitted to Applied Ergonomics.

Casner, S. M. (2006). Mitigating the loss of navigational awareness while flying with GPS and moving map displays under VFR. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies 6 (1), 121-129.

Casner, S. M., Heraldez, D., and Jones, K. M. (2006). Retention of aeronautical knowledge. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies 6 (1), 71-97.

Casner, S. M. (2005). Transfer of learning between a small technically advanced aircraft and a commercial jet transport simulator. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies 5 (2), 307-319.

Casner, S. M. (2005). The effect of GPS and moving map displays on navigational awareness while flying under VFR. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies 5 (1), 153-165.

Casner, S. M. (2004). Flying IFR with GPS: How much practice is needed? International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies 4 (2), 81-97.

Casner, S. M., Jones, K. M., Puentes, A., Irani, H. (2004). FAA pilot knowledge tests: Learning or rote memorization. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies 3 (2), 277-289.

Casner, S. M. (1994). Understanding the determinants of problem-solving behavior in a complex environment. Human Factors 36 (4), 580-596.

Casner, S. M. (1991). A task-analytic approach to the automated design of graphic presentations. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 10 (5), 111-151.


 
NASA Technical Memoranda

Casner, S. M., Heraldez, D., Puentes, A., and Encinas, C. M. (2005). The use of computer and broadband applications in the aircraft maintenance workplace. NASA Technical Memorandum.

Casner, S. M. (2003). Teaching cockpit automation in the classroom. NASA Technical Memorandum 2003-211865.
 

Conference Articles

Casner, S. M. (2007). The effects of GPS and moving map displays on pilot navigational awareness when flying under VFR. In Proceedings of the 14th Symposium on Aviation, Dayton, Ohio.

Casner, S. M., Heraldez, D., and Jones, K. M. (2007). Retention of aeronautical knowledge. In Proceedings of the 14th Symposium on Aviation, Dayton, Ohio.
Psychology, Columbus, Ohio, April 24-27.

Casner, S. M., and Puentes, A. (2003). Computer and broadband technology in the aviation maintenance workplace. 2003 FAA Program Review, September 10-11, Reno, Nevada.

Casner, S. M. and Jones, K. M. (2003). Should FAA test questions be published? An empirical inquiry. In Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Dayton, Ohio.

Casner, S. M. (2003). Learning about cockpit automation: From piston trainer to modern jet transport. In Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Dayton, Ohio.

Casner, S. M. (1995). A personal CBT for the Boeing 737 flight management system. In Proceedings of the 8th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Columbus, Ohio, April 24-27.

Casner, S. M. (1992). Automatic design of efficient visual problem representations. AAAI Spring Symposium on Reasoning With Diagrammatic Representations, Stanford University, CA.

Casner, S. M. (1991). BOZ: Task-analytic design and evaluation of visual displays. In Proceedings of 1991 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1195-1200.

Casner, S. M., and J. H. Larkin (1989). Cognitive efficiency considerations for good graphic design. In Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Casner, S. and J. Bonar (1988). Using the expert's diagrams as a specification of expertise. In Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE Workshop on Visual Languages, Pittsburgh, PA.

Casner, S. and C. H. Lewis (1987). Learning about hidden events in system interactions. In Proceedings of CHI+GI '87: Human Factors in Computing Systems and Graphics Interface, Toronto, Ontario.

Lewis, C., Casner, S., Shoenberg, V., and Blake, M. (1987). Analysis-based generalization in human-computer interaction. In Proceedings of INTERACT '87, Stuttgart, West Germany.
 

Ph.D. Dissertation

Casner, S. M. (1990). Task-analytic design of graphic presentations. University of Pittsburgh.
 

Book Chapters

Casner, S. M. (Forthcoming). General Aviation. In Human Factors In Aviation. E. Salas, T. Allard, D. Maurino (Eds.). New York: Academic Press.

Casner, S. M. (Forthcoming). The Learning Process. In Aviation Instructor's Handbook. Federal Aviation Administration, FAA-H-8083-9.

Casner, S. M. (2006). Understanding the determinants of adaptive behavior in a modern airline cockpit. In Working with technology in mind: Adaptive perspectives on human-technology interaction, A. Kirlik (Ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Casner, S. M. (1990). Building customized diagramming languages. In Visual Languages and Visual Programming, S.K. Chang (Ed.). New York: Plenum Press.
 

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

No easy answers: The FAA is changing the knowledge tests and the way you study for them. Flight Training Magazine, September 2003.

Celestial navigation: Rediscovering the lost art of navigating by the stars. AOPA Pilot Magazine, April 2003.

Laptop applies new concepts in computer-based training to flight deck automation training. ICAO Journal, May 1995.
 

BOOK REVIEWS

Casner, S. M. (1994). Book review: Human Error by James Reason. Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology.

Casner, S. M. (1992). Book review: Envisioning Information by Edward Tufte. Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology 6, 91-92.
 

JOURNAL REVIEWS

Cognitive Science, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, Cognition and Instruction, Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Education, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Data and Knowledge Engineering, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, and Computers and Human Behavior.

 

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