Evaluation des Performances Psychomotrices et Mnesiques des Pilotes en Fonction de l'Age (Pilots Memory and Psychomotor Performance Evaluation in Relation With Age)
Abstract
Pilots Memory and Psychomotor Performance Evaluation in Relation with Age. Previous studies have shown an age related decrement in the performance of pilots tested in a flight simulator under intense attentional requirements. The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the relationship between age and aviation related tasks on performance. We tested 31 military and 69 commercial pilots (including 34 former military pilots), age range 23 to 59 years, mean age 40 years old, on SEPIA, a motion based psychomotor evaluation device. SEPIA, similar to a flight simulator, is currently used to screen aviator candidates in the French Navy. A significant correlation was observed between age and psychomotor performance and working memory. Younger pilots tended to perform better than older ones. SEPIA scores were also affected by experience, assessed by total flight time and years of flying. When looking at the different age groups, simulator and memory performance decrements were statistically significant at age 41 and beyond.- Type of training and experience, either for fighter, maritime patrol or commercial pilots, did not influence performance. Self graded analysis of simulator performance was in agreement with the real score and not age dependent
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADP010570
Entities
People
- B. Sicard
- F. Desmants
- J. Deroche
- J. P. Taillemite
- R. Niggel