Pilot decision making
In the context of visual cues, by chance I was just reading this in the report of the Air France Toronto over-run in 2005, page 122: may turn out to have some relevance....
"Much has been written on the issue of pilot decision-making processes regarding landing. Nevertheless, this occurrence and others give a clear indication that there are still risks associated with this task. The Board believes that the ability to capture and interpret cues that are essential in the decision-to-land process is inadequate, especially when the cues are
ambiguous or not immediately compelling. Consequently, pilots will continue to land in deteriorating weather once the landing decision has been made, in spite of cues that indicate that a go-around or balked approach should be executed.
Therefore, the Board recommends that:
The Department of Transport mandate training for all pilots involved in
Canadian air transport operations to better enable them to make landing
decisions in deteriorating weather. (A07-03)