Introduction to cognitive processes of expert pilots.

Evaluation of Visual-Spatial Cognitive Function and Attention in Pilots of Air Force of Islamic Republic of Iran

Introduction: The pilot has a continuous flow of various activities that require navigation, attention, and navigation working memory. Fighter pilots are more vulnerable to cognitive impairment due to positive gravitational acceleration. This point indicates the importance of their cognitive assessments. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate visual-spatial cognitive function and attention in ...

Pilot Decision-Making 2 Learning to Land: A Qualitative Examination of Pre-flight and In-flight Decision-Making Processes in Expert and Novice Aviators Introduction In 1983, Jensen and Chappel conducted a survey regarding errors in judgment made by general aviation pilots. Their survey

A 3-year longitudinal study

Background: Expert knowledge may compensate for age-related declines in basic cognitive and sensory-motor abilities in some skill domains. We investigated the influence of age and aviation expertise (indexed by Federal Aviation Administration pilot ratings) on longitudinal flight simulator performance. Methods: Over a 3-year period, 118 general aviation pilots aged 40 to 69 years were tested an...

Expert cognitive control and individual differences associated with frontal and parietal white matter microstructure.

Although many functional imaging studies have reported frontal activity associated with "cognitive control" tasks, little is understood about factors underlying individual differences in performance. Here we compared the behavior and brain structure of healthy controls with fighter pilots, an expert group trained to make precision choices at speed in the presence of conflicting cues. Two differ...

Development and Validation of a Pilot Activity Load Index (PALI) based on NASA-TLX template

Abstract Introduction: Workload can be defined as the hypothetical construct that represents the cost incurred by a human operator to achieve a particular level of performance. Each job has specific needs and demands. The better measurement tool assessing that estimate the workload, it’s need to identify the requirements of a task, the circumstances under which it is performed, and the skills,...