Clearing for Takeoff: A Comparative Analysis of the Latest Aviation Service Test Battery

Abstract

Training Naval and Marine Corp Aviators is an expensive, time-consuming process, and both branches use the Aviation Service Test Battery (ASTB) to screen applicants before flight training. The ASTB helps ensure aviation applicants are prepared and capable of completing the rigorous aviation training pipeline to ensure resources are well spent. This test has undergone several revisions since its introduction in World War 2 and most recently in 2012 by substituting and revising portions of the test. Among the updates is a complex testing section using a joystick, throttle, and headphones meant to resemble actual flying in the Primary Flight Training closely. This study examines how effectively the ASTB-E reduces attrition within the aviation community and how each of the new sections contributes to assessing applicants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1212892

Entities

People

  • Eric M Campbell

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Attrition
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • California
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Military Aircraft
  • Native Americans
  • Naval Aviation
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Methods
  • Training
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design