ASSESSING COGNITIVE AGING IN PILOTING. IN: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY

It has been projected that between 1998 and 2025, the average age of the population will become progressively older in every nation. This paper recognizes that there are both theoretical and practical motivations for studying cognitive aging in piloting, as piloting is an exact, demanding, highly trained skill that is difficult to reproduce in laboratory. This paper starts with an examination of the higher level cognitive demands of modern cockpits on pilots. The focus then switches to the paramount role that experience plays in age-related cognitive changes. Methodological issues with assessing age effects on pilot performance are examined, and age-related changes in simulator performance and accident rate are discussed. The paper proposes an empirical approach to a better understanding of potential cognitive aging effects on piloting.

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  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Tsang, P S
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 507-546
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated
  • Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aging (Biology); Airline pilots; Aviation; Cockpit resource management; Cockpits; Cognition; Human factors; Performance evaluations; Psychology; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cognitive engineering
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00965676
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0805833900
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 10 2003 12:00AM