Hi Crab,
Yes, that is correct but the 'heat maps' provided by the eye-tracking system did not even include the horizon for some of the pilots. There must be a reason, and that reason should be understood because it might require an adjustment in the configuration of the screen or more education on the the optimum scanning pattern (do we educate pilots on the necessary scanning pattern for glass screens? do we specify, precisely, what should be monitored by the PF or the PM when hand flying? Is there an optimum distribution of the monitoring duties of each of the pilots when the autopilot is engaged?) All questions that should not go unanswered.
The comment was made at the conference that if neither pilot included the horizon within the scan, a critical departure from the flight path could occur and might be missed.
If there is a difference in the required scanning patterns between a stable fixed-wing and an unstable helicopter, what does that imply?
Jim