Time-Sharing Ability as a Predictor of Flight Training Performance

Abstract

Modern-day pilots must perform a variety of activities concurrently. In addition to flying the aircraft, they must monitor the communications channels and instrument panel and also navigate. As a result, the ability to allocate attention to different tasks effectively or time share is crucial for a safe, well-executed flight. A compensatory tracking and signal detection dual- task was administered to 1,130 United States Air Force pilot training candidates prior to entry into Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT). Tracking performance was extremely reliable. Although performance on this task was not predictive of successful completion of UPT, it was related significantly to a post-UPT advanced training recommendation. This task may be useful when it is desirable to place candidates into specialized training tracks at an early point in training. Keywords: Basic Attributes Tests(BAT), Pilot selection, Time sharing ability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181838

Entities

People

  • Thomas R. Carretta

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Classification
  • Factor Analysis
  • Flight Training
  • Human Resources
  • Information Processing
  • Manpower
  • Military Aircraft
  • Pilots
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design