The Cost/Benefit of Aging on Safety and Mission Completion in Aviation Professions

Abstract

The suspected detrimental effects of aging lead to concerns about aging pilots in civilian and, to a lesser extent, military flying. The typically superior cognitive ability of all pilots, and experience of older pilots in particular, however, render them a valuable asset and dictate they be carefully assessed when concerns about their cognitive ability arise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010569

Entities

People

  • R. E. King

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Civilian Pilots
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Flight Training
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Pilots
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilots
  • Psychology
  • Risk
  • Training
  • United States

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