Validation of the Pilot Candidate Selection Method (PCSM)

Abstract

For this initiative, the Pilot Candidate Selection Method (PCSM), which combines several personnel tests weighted to optimally predict pilot training outcomes such as attrition and final course grades, was re-evaluated using updated training data to determine if it is still the most salient predictor of pilot training outcomes out of the available pilot-selection tests within the United States Air Force (USAF). Results suggest that it continues to be a strong predictor of success in completing Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT), as well as other important pilot training outcomes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 17, 2020
Accession Number
AD1101783

Entities

People

  • Imelda D. Aguilar
  • John D. Trent

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Attrition
  • Flight Training
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Pilots
  • Military Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Pilots
  • Psychology
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Theoretical Analysis.