Helicopter Pilot Workload Evaluation.

Abstract

This report covers the work accomplished during an inflight investigation of short duration operational helicopter missions. The project objective was to determine the level of pilot stress encountered by evaluating the changes in pilot performance, control activity, and biochemical levels that occurred during these missions. Flying activities were conducted by pilots assigned to the USAF Instrument Flight Center, Research and Development Division (USAFIFC/RD), Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Flights were conducted in the USAFIFC's TH-1F helicopter. The subject pilots participating in the study consisted of USAFIFC Instructor Pilots, pilots attending the USAFIFC Instrument Pilot Instructor School (IPIS), and U.S. Army helicopter pilots assigned to the Fort Sam Houston Flight Detachment based at Randolph AFB.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057666

Entities

People

  • Richard G. Gasparian

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Course Deviation Indicators
  • Data Analysis
  • Distance Measuring Equipment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Heart Rate
  • Helicopters
  • Horizontal Situation Indicators
  • Instrument Flight
  • Instrument Panels
  • Measurement
  • Mission Profiles
  • Recording Systems
  • Steady State
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.