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name: handling-qualities
description: Specialized skill for aircraft handling qualities evaluation
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  version: "1.0"
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    - flight-dynamics
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    - pilot-interface
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# Handling Qualities Assessment Skill

## Purpose
Provide specialized handling qualities evaluation capabilities for aircraft certification and pilot-vehicle interface optimization.

## Capabilities
- MIL-STD-1797 compliance checking
- Cooper-Harper rating prediction
- Time response criteria evaluation
- Frequency response requirements
- PIO susceptibility analysis
- Category/Phase/Level determination
- Pilot opinion correlation
- Flying qualities demonstration planning

## Usage Guidelines
- Define appropriate flight phases and categories for evaluation
- Apply correct criteria based on aircraft class and mission
- Consider pilot workload and task performance
- Evaluate PIO susceptibility across frequency range
- Correlate analytical predictions with pilot evaluations
- Document handling qualities substantiation for certification

## Dependencies
- MATLAB
- Flying qualities tools
- Simulation interfaces

## Process Integration
- AE-012: Handling Qualities Assessment
- AE-011: Flight Control Law Development