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Bio. Dr. Konrad has over 22 years of experience designing and certifying highly integrated flight decks, and at Honeywell he provides HF leadership and vision across multiple program platforms spanning current and future systems for the air transport, regional, business, general aviation, helicopter, and urban air mobility markets.

Summary. This webinar offers an overview of the key factors influencing the design of modern civil flight decks, with a particular emphasis on the role of human factors practitioners. It will explore the capabilities and limitations of flight crews and flight deck systems, examining how these elements shape flight deck design. Additionally, participants will gain insights into the complex challenges surrounding certification and compliance demonstration. The discussion will highlight the diverse competencies required by flight deck human factors experts, which can be categorised into four essential domains: human factors, aeronautical engineering and flight operations, systems engineering, and certification. Furthermore, it will be highlighted that the aerospace industry is currently grappling with a shortage of skilled flight deck human factors practitioners, a situation exacerbated by an ageing workforce and an increased global demand for human factors practitioners. Compounding this issue, universities are not adequately preparing graduates for a seamless transition into flight deck human factors roles. In response to these challenges, the University of Kansas is now offering a specialised short course that is open to the public and is designed specifically to meet the needs of flight deck human factors practitioners.

We are excited to showcase the interesting HF-related work going on in the aerospace industry, and hope you can join us for this unique experience!