'Current' vs 'Stagnant' Jet Pilots' Response Times: A Comparison.

Abstract

An attempt was made to determine if one of the basic piloting skills was lost during prolonged periods of nonflying. 'Current' and 'stagnant' groups of jet Naval aviators were tasked with responding to a sequence of sixty slides of an aircraft attitude indicator. The Subjects' response times were measured. The slides depicted twelve different aircraft attitudes. Although no significant difference was found between groups, a definite learning trend was established. The subjects were reassigned into 'more experienced' and 'less experienced' groups. The more experienced group performed significantly better. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0761463

Entities

People

  • John H. Smittle

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Attitude Indicators
  • Flight Instruments
  • Indicators
  • Instrumentation
  • Learning
  • Mathematics
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Sequences

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Mathematics or Statistics