Flight Physiology Training Experiences and Perspectives: Survey of 117 Pilots
Human factors, as well as an awareness of flight physiology, play an essential role in flight safety. Nevertheless, international legislation is vague relative to training requirements in hypoxia and altitude physiology. Based on a previously developed survey, an adapted questionnaire was formulated and released online for Portuguese pilots. Specific questions regarding the need for pilot attention monitoring systems were added to the original survey. There were 117 pilots, 2 of whom were women, who completed the survey. Most of the pilots had a light aviation license and flew in unpressurized cabins at a maximum ceiling of 10,000 ft (3048 m). The majority of the respondents never experienced hypoxic symptoms. Most of the individuals agreed with the importance of an introductory hypoxia course without altitude chamber training (ACT) for all pilot populations, and with a pilot monitoring system in order to increase flight safety. Generally, most of the pilots felt that hypoxia education and training for unpressurized aircraft is not extensive enough. However, almost all the respondents were willing to use a flight physiology monitoring system in order to improve flight safety.
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Authors:
- Patrao, Luis
- Zorro, Sara
- Silva, Jorge
- Castelo-Branco, Miguel
- Ribeiro, Joao
- Publication Date: 2013-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 620-624
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Serial:
- Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
- Volume: 84
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Aerospace Medical Association
- ISSN: 0095-6562
- Serial URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asma/asem
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air pilots; Airline pilots; Altitude; Aviation medicine; Aviation safety; Diseases and medical conditions; Flight training; Hypoxia; Physiological aspects; Specialized training
- Geographic Terms: Portugal
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01487161
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 18 2013 1:52PM