PILOT SELECTION METHODS. IN: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY

Personnel specialists in both military and commercial aviation have spent a great deal of time, money and effort attempting to identify the characteristics needed to be a good pilot and the means to accurately measure those characteristics. This paper: describes pilot selection, why it is important, and the knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics considered during selection; introduces validity and the steps involved in a validation study; reviews common methodological issues that make the interpretation of pilot selection studies more difficult and offers best practices advice; reviews military and commercial pilot selection; examines future trends in the measurement of pilot aptitude; and provides recommendations for researchers and practitioners.

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    Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated

    10 Industrial Avenue
    Mahwah, NJ  United States  07430-2262
  • Authors:
    • Carretta, T R
    • Ree, M J
  • Publication Date: 2003

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 00965672
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0805833900
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Nov 10 2003 12:00AM