Pilot error is cited as the cause of over 80 percent of aviation accidents. As technology renders aircraft more mechanically reliable and provides advanced automation in the cockpit, the rate of human error caused accidents remains stable. This troubling aspect of modern aviation necessitates initiatives to remedy the situation. The present study investigated the relationships between individual difference variables and pilot cockpit error in an attempt to understand the factors that may contribute to accidents caused by human error. It was expected that personality characteristics, individual attitudes, and cognitive ability would affect pilot situational awareness, pilot psychological stress levels, and pilot hazardous thought patterns, which would subsequently affect pilot error type and frequency. Three hundred Army student helicopter pilots were rated on errors during two evaluation check rides. Results indicate inconsistent support for these hypotheses. Situational awareness and psychological stress levels are related to pilot error; however, individual differences that impact the development of situational awareness or that contribute to pilot stress level remain in question.


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    Title :

    Individual Differences Underlying Pilot Cockpit Error


    Contributors:
    E. S. Edens (author)

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    232 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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