USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training Pass/Fail Rates of Spectacled-Versus-Nonspectacled Student Pilots.

Abstract

Among 2348 U.S. Air Force undergraduate pilot training (UPT) students, no statistical difference (.05 level) in the pass/fail rates was found between students who initially failed tests for distance visual acuity, color vision, and red lens and students who passed these tests on the first administration. These findings suggest that UPT pass/fail rates are not influenced by the presence/absence of any of the visual anomalies. We must caution, however, against extrapolating these findings to operational flying, particularly in high-performance aircraft or to the skill level attained except to complete the training. Keywords: Spectacles in Cockpit; Graduate pilot training; Corrective lenses in cockpit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177811

Entities

People

  • Joseph R. Fischer
  • Leslie C. Johnson
  • Thomas J. Tredici
  • Wayne F. Provines

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Color Vision
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Eye Diseases
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Governments
  • Pilots
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Visual Acuity

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.