The 24-hour performance variation of 12 pilots, measured in a flight simulator, was compared with the performance variation on day 1, 3, 5, and 8 after air travel through 8 time zones from east to west (Germany - U.S.A.) and vice versa (return flight after a sojourn of 16 days in the U.S.A.). Conformity of the diurnal performance variation with the preflight values was found on day 3 to 5 after the west flight and on day 5 after the east flight. Therefore, a daily phase shift of 1 to 2 hours was observed. The 24-hour performance average showed a significant decrement of 8.5% only on the first day after the east flight, but not after the west flight. (Author)
Changes in the Diurnal Variation of Simulated Pilot Activity after Time Shift Due to Air Travel Through Several Time Zones . die Veraenderung Tageszeitlicher Schwankungen Simulierter Fliegerischer Taetigkeit Unter Dem Einfluss der Zeitverschiebung Nach Flugreisen ueber Mehrere Zeitzonen
1973
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