Use of flying tests for evaluating functional capabilities of pilots
Bodrov, V.A.; Kupriyanov, A.A.; Fedoruk, A.G.; Kharin, V.V.
Kosmicheskaia Biologiia i Aviakosmicheskaia Meditsina 19(4): 26-29
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0321-5040 PMID: 4057926 Document Number: 250350
Psychophysiological parameters of 89 pilots were examined when they performed flight tasks on a trainer under normal and complicated conditions. The experiments helped to reveal a group of test subjects (11.2%) who had low capabilities and made serious errors. The results obtained suggest that psychophysiological examinations during simulated professional activity can be recommended as a method to be used for measuring adaptive and compensatory capabilities of pilots undergoing medical expertise.