Dissertations / Theses: 'Air pilots'

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Maue, Brian E. A. "Balancing two lives the relationship of activation, pay, and retention among U.S. Air Force reserve pilots /." Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2007. http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD213/.

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Kleinfehn, Andrew David. "Regional airline pilot commute| How commuting by air affects pilots' satisfaction with life." Thesis, The University of North Dakota, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10247662.

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At a time of increased use and competitiveness amongst U.S. regional airlines, and the growing pilot shortage, regional air carriers and pilots alike lack proper understanding how pilot commutes by airplane affect satisfaction with life. There are numerous studies on how commuting by vehicle, bicycle, mass transit system, or walking (traditional commute) to and from work affects one’s satisfaction with life. There are no identified studies which investigate regional airline pilots’ commute by airplane and its affect on satisfaction with life.

The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge on regional airline pilot commutes, how commuting affects regional pilots’ satisfaction with life, and to explore why regional airline pilots choose to commute. This study used both qualitative and quantitative measures to accomplish this task by imploring a mixed methods exploratory sequential design. The two research questions were what is the variation in the Satisfaction With Life Scale scores between different groups of regional pilots and what aspects of pilot commuting are related to traditional commuting?

This study used previous related research and regional airline pilot qualitative interviews to build a quantitative survey to measure satisfaction with life. The survey was distributed to a large regional airline to get a representative pilot population sample response. Statistical analysis was conducted on the responses which looked for significance between different groups of regional airline pilots.

Results from a t-test indicated that there is a significant difference in Satisfaction With Life Scores for regional pilots that are able to traditionally commute to their domicile vs. regional pilots who commute by airplane to their domicile. Further t-test results indicated that there is a significant difference in satisfaction with life for airplane commute captains vs. traditional commute captains, and airplane commute captains vs. traditional commute first officers. When only airplane commute pilots were analyzed, there are significant differences in satisfaction with life for pilots that commute over 43.33 hours a month (equivalent to one hour, one way traditional commute), and a one way airplane commute of two or more legs. A Between-Groups ANOVA indicated that commuting the day before a trip begins and commuting the day after a trip ends (un-commutable trip) produces a less satisfied pilot compared to trips that are commutable at the beginning, end or both ends.

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Harris, Artistee Shayna Schnell Thomas. "A state machine representation of pilot eye movements." Iowa City : University of Iowa, 2009. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/297.

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Pauley, Keryn A., and n/a. "Personal risk management in pilots." University of Otago. Department of Psychology, 2007. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20071010.090032.

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Risk management is a key component of aeronautical decision-making and one of the possible causes of pilot error (e.g., Jensen, Guilke, & Hunter, 1997). Risk management encompasses risk perception and risk tolerance. Risk perception involves the detection of risks associated with a situation, whereas risk tolerance is the willingness to accept a given degree of risk (Hunter, 2002). Previous studies using flight simulators have found that risk perception and risk tolerance differs between pilots who fly into adverse weather and those who do not (e.g., O�Hare, Owen, Jorgensen, Wiegmann, Hunter, & Mullen, 2007). The aim of this research was to assess risk perception and risk tolerance using scenario-based measures. The measure of risk perception was developed over three studies. Since risk perception is a skill which expert pilots exercise (Jensen et al., 1997), I used the Cochran-Weiss-Shanteau (CWS, Weiss & Shanteau, 2003) index to measure how good pilots were at perceiving aeronautical risks. Weiss and Shanteau assumed that an expert should be able to discriminate between two relevant stimuli, and do so consistently. Participants were presented with flight scenarios and rated the risk involved in each scenario from 0 (low risk) to 100 (high risk). If a valid measure of expertise in risk perception, those with experience in aeronautical decision-making should have been better at this task. In study one the qualified pilots had higher and more variable CWS scores than the non-pilots, suggesting that some pilots were expert at this task, whereas most non-pilots were poor at this task. The focus of study two was shifted to weather-related decision-making (WRDM). Geography students, student pilots, and qualified pilots did not differ in their mean CWS scores, although the qualified pilots were most discriminating, and the geography students were most consistent. To decrease the reliance of the task on memory, study three included a blocking task in between each scenario. While only a small scale study, the results suggested that the blocking task improved the qualified pilots� performance while the geography students� performance deteriorated. In study four, I used Lopes�s (1987) theory to measure risk tolerance in pilots. According to Lopes (1987), risk tolerant individuals are motivated by opportunity, or what they can gain from taking risks, whereas risk averse individuals are motivated by threat, or what they can lose from taking risks. Qualified pilots were presented with 36 flight scenarios, varying in the level of threat and opportunity. The pilots rated the likelihood of going on the flights. Multiple regression equations were calculated, measuring the influence of threat and opportunity on each pilot�s ratings. Pilots were largely risk averse, as their ratings were influenced by threat. The two pilots whose ratings were influenced by opportunity had experienced more aviation incidents compared to the pilots who were not influenced by opportunity. The aim of study five was to assess the relationship between risk management and in-flight WRDM. Qualified pilots completed a simulated flight into adverse weather, and four-computer based measures: the expertise in risk perception measure developed in study three, the risk tolerance measure developed in study four, and two implicit association tests assessing implicit risk perception and anxiousness towards adverse weather. Twelve pilots continued beyond the critical decision point, 18 pilots diverted, and 2 pilots crashed. There was no relationship between in-flight WRDM and expertise in weather-related risk perception. However, the pilots who diverted gave higher ratings of risk during the CWS task compared to the pilots who crashed. The pilots who diverted also tended to be more risk averse and implicitly perceived more risk in adverse weather, compared to the pilots who continued, suggesting a relationship between risk management and decision-making in a simulated flight into adverse weather. These five studies further highlight the role of risk management in pilot decision-making. The tools developed in these studies have potential for measuring risk management in pilots.

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Lu, Chien-Chung. "An empirical analysis of U.S. Air Force pilots' attrition." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA296408.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, March 1995.
Thesis advisor(s): Gregory G. Hildebrandt, Julie A. Dougherty. "March 1995." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

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Smith, Benjamin L. "Pilot fatigue detection using aircraft state variables." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2008. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5607.

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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2008.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 88 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59).

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Smith, Carl F. "The effect of functional display information on the acquisition and transfer of novice piloting knowledge." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/3148.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2008.
Vita: p. 145. Thesis director: Deborah A. Boehm-Davis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 8, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-144). Also issued in print.

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Heartsill, Gary L. (Gary Leon). "An Analysis of Reading Preferences of Pilots to Develop a Book List for Aviation Education." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332504/.

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This study proposed to develop a list of aviation books that experienced pilots consider inspirational and motivational which could be used in an aviation literature course in adult education. Survey results showed the subject pilots had a positive attitude toward reading and flying, but there was little correlation (r = .35) between the two. This suggests that something else influenced the reading of the sample books. The pilot resondents suggested 269 books for use in a course. This book list will need additional refining and syntopical sorting before use as a canon in an aviation education course.

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Naidoo, Prevendren. "Airline pilots' perceptions of advanced flight deck automation." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06152009-133747/.

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Hohmann, Maya Danielle. "Psychological Skills of Canadian Military Pilots." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20058.

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For decades, elite athletes have used mental skills training to enhance their performance. The effectiveness of these skills and strategies have been measured, documented and supported in research (e.g., Feltz & Landers, 1983; Vealey, 1994). As the remarkable benefits of mental skills continue to reach an ever-growing community of performers, it is surprising that many military organizations, known for their high standards for performance and little tolerance for error, have yet to take full advantage of this type of training. Canada’s Air Force (CAF), home to a world-renowned pilot training program, now finds itself seeking additional tools to empower pilots to achieve consistent, high quality performance under demanding, high stress conditions. The purpose of this research was to explore the psychological skills used by elite Canadian military pilots to perform successfully in this highly demanding occupation. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with elite Canadian pilots at a CAF base in Saskatchewan. Results indicated that pilots utilized all seven elements of Orlick’s (2008) Wheel of Excellence over three phases of flight: pre-flight preparation, mission execution, and post-flight debriefs. Pilots also drew on elements of the Wheel of Excellence during deployments to combat zones. Effective stress management played an especially important role in this context. Recommendations for future research include mental skills usage and preparation specific to deployment contexts as well as the implementation of a specific, relevant mental skills training program within the existing CAF pilot training program

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Cox, Brenda. "Scenario based training in an aviation training environment." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2010. http://adr.coalliance.org/codr/fez/view/codr:87.

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Smith, Daniel B. "The effect of the global war on terror on retention of Marine Corps aviators." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Mar%5FSmith.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2006.
Thesis Advisor(s): Stephen Mehay, Kathryn Kocher. "March 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-101). Also available online.

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Beaumont, Graham Kingsley, University of Western Sydney, of Arts Education and Social Sciences College, and MARCS Auditory Laboratories. "An investigation of the management of flight aspects of airline captain performance." THESIS_CAESS_MARCS_Beaumont_G.xml, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/524.

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A clear definition of pilot performance beyond manipulative skills remains a challenge. Attempts have been made to annunciate the cognitive and behavioural skill set which comprises this area of performance. Crew resource management (CRM) is one such effort which, while it has done much to identify pilot behaviours, has not translated easily into useable selection and general performance instruments. CRM has not yet identified an umbrella construct which clearly and efficiently organises management of flight aspects of the airline piloting role. Markers that are used by airline check and training personnel in a specific airline to assess suitability for command were identified. Organisational understanding of SA was explored and revealed a more strategic focus than the tactical approach adopted by preceding researchers. In a further study, this strategic focus was investigated through a series of semi-structured interviews with experienced airline Captains. Recurring activity themes were identified and were found to approximate the proposed constructs of self-regulation. This concept was explored and defined in a further study which identified actions which were considered essentials to the functionality of each of these recurring themes. These results were used as the foundation for a novel set of management of flight performance indicators for the organisation within which the research was carried out. Initial trials of an ipsative questionnaire derived from these action statements were carried out as the final study of this research
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New, Michael Dean. "Deactivation of automation in aircraft systems using dynamic function allocation." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28792.

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Rachakonda, Ravi Kanth. "Crew rostering problem a random key genetic algorithm with local search /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1230931714.

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Gray, William Michael. "The VProf tutor : teaching MD-11 pilots vertical profile navigation." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/30756.

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Harris, Jemma M. "Testing a mechanism for the assessment of operators' cognitive skills in advanced technology environments." View thesis, 2009. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/46219.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2009.
A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, School of Psychology, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographies.

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Baker, Larry Earle. "The relationship between higher education curricular variables and human flight performance in a preliminary flying training program." FIU Digital Commons, 1988. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1377.

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The ability of the United States Air Force (USAF) to sustain a high level of operational ability and readiness is dependent on the proficiency and expertise of its pilots. Recruitment, education, training, and retention of its pilot force are crucial factors in the USAF's attainment of its operational mission: defense of this nation and its allies. Failure of a student pilot during a training program does not only represent a loss of costly training expenditures to the American public, but often consists of loss of human life, aircraft, and property. This research focused on the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps' (AFROTC) selection method for student pilots for the light aircraft training (LATR) program. The LATR program is an intense 16 day flight training program that precedes the Air Force's undergraduate pilot training (UPT) program. The study subjects were 265 AFROTC cadets in the LATR program. A variety of independent variables from each subject's higher education curricular background as well as results of preselection tests, participation in varsity athletics, prior flying experience and gender were evaluated against subsequent performance in LATR. Performance was measured by a quantitative performance score developed by this researcher based on 28 graded training factors as well as overall pass or fail of the LATR program. Study results showed participation in university varsity athletics was very significantly and positively related to performance in the LATR program, followed by prior flying experience and to a very slight degree portions of the Air Force Officers Qualifying Test. Not significantly related to success in the LATR program were independent variables such as grade point average, scholastic aptitude test scores, academic major, gender and the AFROTC selection and ranking system.

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Fullingim, James Fred Sarkees-Wircenski Michelle. "Regional airline qualifications a study in the marketability of higher education graduates /." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2007. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-5181.

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Petersen, Stefan. "Die Marineflieger der Bundeswehr bis 1970." Hamburg : Universität Hamburg, 1994. http://books.google.com/books?id=q5XfAAAAMAAJ.

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Locke, Joseph W. "Air superiority at Red Flag : mass, technology, and winning the next war /." Maxwell AFB, Ala. : School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, 2008. https://www.afresearch.org/skins/rims/display.aspx?moduleid=be0e99f3-fc56-4ccb-8dfe-670c0822a153&mode=user&action=downloadpaper&objectid=859831d2-7e7c-4e69-9229-95ded2bed3b0&rs=PublishedSearch.

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Czernin, Lourenço Maria. "O Voo dos cucos : uma abordagem à gestão de pilotos na Força Aérea Portuguesa." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/7395.

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Mestrado em Gestão de Recursos Humanos
Neste estudo procura-se analisar a dificuldade da Força Aérea Portuguesa em reter os seus pilotos, após os 8 anos de obrigação inicial. É constatado que outras Forças Aéreas passam pelo mesmo problema, havendo uma grande dificuldade em reter os pilotos militares. Em Portugal existem poucos estudos, e ainda menos resultados práticos. Comparando os estudos realizados nos Estados Unidos e Portugal, juntamente com uma análise de dados procura-se dar resposta a esta dificuldade. De acordo com os dados recolhidos os níveis de Satisfação são baixos, em especial com os vencimentos. Apresentam-se propostas, nas várias tarefas de GRH, para que a Força Aérea possa atuar, procurando mitigar o problema. O foco destas propostas, está na redução da diferença salarial entre pilotos civis e militares, na criação de uma Carreira mais aliciante com base no mérito pessoal, e na gestão de quantitativos, para combater o efeito de chicote, que é a oscilação entre excesso e falta de quantitativos, causada pela tentativa de correção.
This study is an attempt to analyze the difficulty shown by the Portuguese Air Force in retaining its pilots, after the initial obligation period. It?s noted that many other Air Forces have the same problem, showing great difficulty in retaining Military Pilots. The studies conducted in Portugal are few, and the practical results even lesser. By comparing the Studies conducted in the United States with those made in Portugal, together with data analysis it is tried to propose answers to the ongoing difficulty. According to the data collected, the Satisfaction levels are low, especially in regard to the Salary. Some solutions are presented, connecting different areas of Human Resource Management, so that the Portuguese Air Force can act upon, and try to mitigate the problem. The focus of these solutions is on the reduction of the Salary gap between civil and military pilots, creating a more fulfilling Career based on personal merit, and by managing the amount of pilots, avoiding bullwhip effects, which is the variation between an excess and a lack of pilots, caused by the correction attempts.

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Ellis, Kyle Kent Edward Schnell Thomas. "Eye tracking metrics for workload estimation in flight deck operations." Iowa City : University of Iowa, 2009. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/288.

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De, Kock Francois Servaas. "The validation of the selection battery for pilots of the South African Air Force." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50198.

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Assignment (MComm)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The recent procurement of modern fourth-generation fighter aircraft by the South African Air Force (SAAF), severe budget constraints, as well as demographic transformation of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) impacted heavily on the selection and training of SAAF pilots. Against this backdrop, this predictive criterion-related validation study attempted to find an optimal battery to predict various aspects of pilot training performance, using all SAAF qualified pilots from 1997 to 2002 as the sample (N=107). Multiple regression analyses were performed to construct a model which can be used to predict the success of trainee pilots in three phases of pilot training, namely officers' formative training, ground school training and practical flight training. Stepwise regression analyses with training grade achieved as criterion were performed on the data for each of the phases of training. Multiple correlations of 0,34 (p<0,001), 0,21 (p>0,05) and 0,22 (p<0,05) were obtained for flight, ground school and formative training results respectively. Various recommendations regarding the present composition of the battery are made
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die onlangse aanskaffing van moderne vierde-generasie vegvliegtuie deur die Suid Afrikaanse Lugmag (SALM), sowel as omvattende begrotingsbeperkinge en die demografiese transformasie van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag (SANW) het In swaar impak op die keuring en opleiding van SALM vlieëniers gehad. Teen hierdie agtergrond het hierdie voorspellende kriteriumgerigte valideringsstudie gepoog om In battery saam te stel wat die verskeie aspekte van prestasie tydens vlieëniersopleiding optimaal kon voorspel. AI die SALM vlieëniers wat gekwalifiseer het van 1997 tot 2002 is in die steekproef ingesluit (N=107). Meervoudige regressieontledings is uitgevoer om In model te bou wat die sukses van kandidaatvlieëniers kon voorspel tydens die drie fases van opleiding, naamlik offisiersvorming, grondskool en praktiese vliegopleiding. Stapsgewyse regressie-ontleding is gedoen vir elke fase van opleiding, met opleidingspunt behaal as kriterium in elke fase. Meervoudige korrelasies van 0,34 (p<0,001), 0,21 (p>0,05) en 0,22 (p<0,05) is verkry vir vlieg-, grondskool-, en vormingsopleidingspunt onderskeidelik. Verskeie aanbevelings in verband met die samestelling van die battery word gemaak.

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Lotzenhiser, Megan Wallace Patricia Ward. "Without glory the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5126.

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Mayo, Toni Rae. "Defining flight : the rich aviation history of Huntington County is the result of pilots and aviatrixes who flew during the early to mid-twentieth century." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1217391.

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The focus of this creative six-hour non-fiction project has been the documentation of personal narratives (i.e., oral histories) of Huntington County pilots and aviatrixes who flew during the early to mid-twentieth century. Twenty profiles have been chronicled in alphabetical order. Types of flight experiences range from leisure, to military and private instruction, to cross-country trips, to wartime flight, and finally, to the work of an aerial photographer. From a local standpoint, regional aviation history has been documented. On a national scale, Huntington County aviation represents an era of flight occurring nationwide. By the inclusion of photographs, logbook entries, letters, journals, and poems a pictorial history reveals a depth of story that words alone can not convey. Each story in this project was read numerous times to the interviewee to ensure that names, quotes, dates, and facts were correct. Defining Flight documents a time period of aviation when men and women were adventurous, curious, daring, and willing to test the winds with kite-like machines.
Department of English

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Gaffney, Irene Claire. "The effect of management instability on air line pilots and their families: an overview of sources, mediators, and symptoms of stress." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101372.

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This study was based on a portion of data collected in the first half of a proposed two-part survey examining the effects of unstable airline working conditions on pilots and their families. The survey was a descriptive, exploratory investigation of two pilot groups (n = 425). Data were drawn from a random sample of those pilots (n = 205) employed by an airline with chronic unstable working conditions, and those pilots (n = 220) employed by airlines with stable conditions. Several major variables from a multi-dimensional systems model of stress were selected to evaluate differences in stress symptoms, life event strains, family resources, and perceptions of control between pilot groups and between spouse groups. A major hypothesis tested by this report was that increases in pilot stress symptomology would be related to unstable airline working conditions. When differences between pilot groups and spouse groups were analyzed on the Family Inventory of Life Events (FILE), a self report symptoms of stress scale (SOS), the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES III), and the Attribution Questionnaire, pilots and spouses found to have the highest stress symptoms and total family strains were those from the unstable airline. In addition, a large subtotal of pilot families across carriers were found to be low functioning families. The results of the study document the importance of unstable airline working conditions as an explanatory variable in examining pilot stress. It is suggested that understanding the pilot stress process depends on the recognition of work/family/individual systems interdependence. Implications of findings and directions for future research were presented.
M.S.

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Simpson, Sinombongo Mazulu. "The perfomance of South African pilots on cognitive ability assessment." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/12813.

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In South Africa, the issue of lack of black pilot skills is a most talked about topic in commercial airlines. Airlines need to find the right set of skills and attitude to operate safely and successfully. Airline safety remains a topic of discussion, therefore airlines need ensure robustness of their selection processes. There are many requirements that a person has to meet before s/he can be offered a first officer job at an airline. The majority of the pilots in South Africa are white males. The study aimed to determine if there are statistically significant differences in cognitive ability test results between Black and White applicants for pilot positions with a South Africa airline. The test battery included a verbal reasoning test, numerical reasoning test, visual thinking, abstract reasoning test, spatial reasoning test, short term memory test, monitoring ability test, hand-eye coordination, sense of orientation test, reactivity test, and a multi-tasking test. The data were extracted with permission from a database maintained on behalf of the airline by an online test provider and subjected to a statistical analysis using measures of central tendency, and spread, in order to report on the significance of the differences between the groups. There is strong evidence that the White group performed better than the Black group on the majority of the tests. It is recommended that further research is done in order to determine the causes of these differences. A comparative study of results on other airlines’ recruitment selection tests and an exploratory study of the impact of socio-economic factors, education quality and language on cognitive ability tests are recommended.

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Netto, Kevin J. "Neck loading in high performance combat pilots during aerial combat manoeuvres and specific neck strengthening exercises." Connect to thesis, 2006. http://portal.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0027.html.

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Coughlin, Matthew F. "Development of a forecasting model of Naval aviator retention rates." Thesis, access online version, 1996. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA308068.

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Bookheimer, William R. "Predicting naval aviator attrition using economic data." Thesis, access online version, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA307513.

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Bisher, Jon A. (Jon Alan). "The Measurement of the Association between Aircrew Members' Flying Proficiencies and Graduate Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331400/.

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This ex post facto inquiry investigated the existence of an association between advanced formal education and the largely psychomotor task of flying military aircraft. The analysis of data indicated that such an association does exist. Data were analyzed by computer comparison of two separate data bases. The first data base included selected U.S. Air Force officers' educational histories. The second set of data included aircrew standardization/evaluation qualification grade scores. Individual subjects were identified, and for each subject a record was formed that included the subject's standardization flight proficiency grade and advanced educational background. Group subsets of selected variables were then recorded in 2 X 2 contingency tables and statistical calculations using chi square tests of independence were applied.

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Äng, Björn. "Neck pain in air force pilots : on risk factors, neck motor function and an exercise intervention /." Stockholm, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7357-168-5/.

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Gray, Katherine S. "Flying in Formation: Creating a Place for Women in Aviation Through the Ninety-Nines, the Women Air Force Service Pilots, and the Whirly-Girls." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1175791962.

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Sohoni, Milind G. "A robust optimization approach to reserve crew manpower planning in airlines." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24925.

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Wilson, Janice. "Gender-based issues in aviation, attitudes towards female pilots a cross-cultural analysis /." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03302005-094856.

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Harris, Jemma M. "Testing a mechanism for the assessment of operators' cognitive skills in advanced technology environments." Thesis, View thesis, 2009. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/46219.

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Early childhood curriculum is limited when early multiliteracies are insufficiently understood. The purpose of this doctorate is to investigate and document children’s early multiliteracies. Children actively learn multiliteracies, including critical dialogue, through their relationships and interactions within family and community. My goal is to influence early childhood policy-makers and educators to reconceptualise early multiliteracies through examining family practices, children’s agency and critical dialogue, subsequently strengthening pedagogical practice. This reconceptualisation is crucial to ensure engaging curriculum and equitable multiliteracies learning opportunities for all children. The challenge lies in deepening the integration of these distinctive themes within a broad curriculum. Papers contained in this portfolio examine young children’s multiliteracies, at home and in educational settings from theoretical, practice and philosophical perspectives. They present findings from four research projects which respectively focus on early literacy and social justice, internet services, play and literacy, and critical dialogue. These projects primarily draw on qualitative strategies of inquiry located within the constructivist-interpretative paradigm. Three projects involved participants from largely metropolitan and coastal New South Wales in Australia, whilst one took a national perspective by engaging a small number of participants across Australia. My research strategies emerging from an educational ethnographic stance included grounded theory, case study and practitioner research. Methods of collecting and analysing evidence drew on literature, observations, individual and group interviews, focus groups and artifacts. The portfolio brings together the major themes of family practices, children’s agency and critical dialogue. My papers argue for educators and policy makers to reconceptualise early multiliteracies from children’s lived experiences, to strengthen relationships with families and so expand possibilities for all children’s multiliteracies learning and critical dialogue, especially enabling children to critique their social worlds. This portfolio comprises an Introduction, an Overarching Statement, a Record of Research Participation, Evidence of Scholarly Activity containing 11 portfolio papers and Appendices and References. The Overarching Statement outlines themes within this doctorate in relation to literature and examines the directions which shape the portfolio papers. Next this statement identifies and rationalises the four research projects and research events. The strategies of inquiry as well as methods of collecting and analysing evidence are then explained. Next, the contribution of the research projects towards my personal and professional development, and the field of scholarship are given. Finally my future directions are outlined.

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Ragan, Katie M. "The warfighters of today personality and cognitive characteristics of rated fighter pilots in the United States Air Force /." Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2010. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-02192010-175111/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2010.
Advisor: Briley Proctor, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on July 26, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

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Gao, Fei Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Negotiation from "in the air" to "on the ground" : employment relation between pilots and C Airlines in China." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104537.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2016.
Bibliographical references in English and Chinese. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-72).
Employment relations in China's airline industry has received considerable public concern for a long time as there has been no effective solution for the pilot employment dispute. Emerging in a peculiar industrial and social-political context, the research of employment relations in the airline industry, particularly in the respect of pilot employment relations with increased vulnerability to the shortage of pilots, presented a completely different picture in comparison with research on other industries in China. Changes of business mode and external labor market in the competitive market since gradual deregulation have significantly shocked the outdated coordination mechanism of employment relationships in dominant state owned airlines, which were playing a critical role in influencing productivity, quality of service and customer satisfaction. In this paper, negotiation as a basic method for dispute resolution at workplace level and a breakthrough point for setting up inherent coordination mechanism in SOEs has been discussed in respect of harmonizing the relationship between pilots and airlines. The contingent negotiation on daily issues within the workplace was considered as a constructive and realistic way to facilitate positive outcomes by applying value creating skills. Being a practical approach to wedging the employees' voice into the rigid and paternalistic management and then to promote equity., efficiency and voice at workplace, this micro level and problem solving oriented negotiation needs to be advocated and embedded within current employment relations management in considering both pilots 'and airlines' interests.
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Batt, Richard, and n/a. "Aeronautical decision making : experience, training and behaviour." University of Otago. Department of Psychology, 2005. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20061016.164438.

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Decision making is fundamental to all aspects of flying operations. The results that flow from poor aeronautical decision making can be both swift and devastating. The work of this thesis uses data from a variety of sources to investigate the following aspects of aeronautical decision making; accident and incident case histories and pilot decision making, case-based versus rule-based pilot decision training, pilot behaviours in the face of adverse weather. The first part of thesis uses survey data to gain a better understanding of the role of accident and incident case histories in aviation safety and training. Anecdotal evidence suggests that exposure to case-based information can leave a lasting impression on a pilot and significantly influence their flying behaviour. To investigate this aspect more formally, information was obtained from a survey of 138 pilots. A questionnaire was then distributed to pilots worldwide and responses were received from 409 pilots, from all areas of aviation. The combined experience of pilots who responded was over 700,000 hours flying time. The second part of the thesis uses experimental data to compare the effectiveness of aviation safety training using case-based material or rule-based material. Two experiments were carried out, based on the two areas that account for the majority of fatal general aviation accidents: flight into adverse weather and low flying. A total of 114 participants took part in the experimental studies. The third part of the thesis is based on a set of 491 aviation accident and incident reports drawn from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau occurrence database. The study compares three groups of pilots who differed in their response to adverse weather conditions, as demonstrated by the following behaviours; VFR flight into IMC, a weather-related precautionary landing, some other significant weather avoidance action. A number of common themes emerged from the three parts of the thesis. There is strong support for the importance of case-based material in aviation safety and training. However, the results also suggest that aeronautical decision making can be best understood in terms of a model that combines both case-based and rule-based reasoning. Rule-based material provides a basic framework of standard procedures and recommended practices, particularly for novices, while case-based material adds detail and salience to the framework, particularly in the form of affective markers linked to particular case histories. One important aspect of the results can be summed up by the adage that 'a safe pilot is a proactive pilot'. That is, it is imperative for a pilot to take control of the situation before the situation takes control of them. The results also emphasise the dynamic nature of aeronautical decision making. A pilot may make a series of good decisions, but that is no automatic protection against a subsequent poor decision putting the safety of the flight at risk. Hence, it is critical that a pilot does not fly to the limit of their abilities, or let past success breed complacency.

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McClure, Kerry S. "The use of object-oriented tools in the development of a pilot's vision simulation program to aid in the conceptual design of aircraft." Thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07292009-090340/.

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Zegenhagen, Evelyn. ""Schneidige deutsche Mädel" : Fliegerinnen zwischen 1918 und 1945." Göttingen Wallstein, 2007. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&docl̲ibrary=BVB01&docn̲umber=010455042&linen̲umber=0002&funcc̲ode=DBR̲ECORDS&servicet̲ype=MEDIA.

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Lee, Kyongsun. "Effects of flight factors on pilot performance, workload, and stress at final approach to landing phase of flight." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4564.

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Similarly, the levels of a gliding angle showed the statistical difference on the performance, workload, and stress (HRV, TLX, and LP: all are p less than] .05). During the flight with 4.5 degree, the pilots showed lower performance with higher workload and stress. However, the levels of the flight experience did not have any influence on the performance, workload, and stress levels (AGPTP, LP, TLX, HRV: all are p greater than] .05). In conclusion, flying in Populated area and flying with a 4.5 degree gliding angle increases the workload and stress level of the pilots. In addition, when the pilots were flying over Populated area at Final Approach to L/D phase, they showed lower performance on tracking the glide path. Based on the results, stresses and workload can have a significant impact on flight performance. Therefore, in order to reduce the workload and stress that can cause human errors, it is highly recommended to carefully examine the impact of new flight procedures on pilot workload and stress before they are implemented.; Since human errors are one of the major causes of flight accidents, the design and operation of the modern aircraft system deals with them seriously. Particularly, the pilot workload on aviation causes human errors. Whenever new procedures are introduced and operated, the aircraft capabilities have been checked in every aspect. However, there has been little study on the impact of the new procedures such as LDLP, SCDA, SATS, and Steep Angle approach on the pilot performance, workload, and stress. In this study, different methods have been tried to understand the relationship between new procedures and the pilots in terms of performance, workload, and stress. The flight factors (e.g. flight experience, gliding angle, and approach area) were examined by the pilot performance, workload, and stress at the "Final Approach to L/D" phase using the single engine Cessna 172R type flight simulator. Five students and five instructor pilots from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Dayton Beach, Florida, participated and they flew under four different simulation tasks of gliding angle and approach area. Their Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and NASA-Task Load Index (TLX) were measured to determine their stress level and subjective workload, respectively. In addition, Landing Performance (LP) data (e.g. landing distance, landing speed) and Above Glide Path Tracking Performance (AGPTP) data were also collected to evaluate pilot performance. As a result, the type of approach area showed a significant effect on pilot performance, workload, and stress determined by ANOVA (HRV, TLX, LP, AGPTP: all are p less than] .05). Flying over "Populated" area (e.g. a large city) resulted in lower pilot performance and higher pilot workload and stress than that over "Non-Populated" area (e.g. a grass field).
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Davis, K. "Cognitive function and ill health in commercial airline pilots flying aircraft types associated with 'Contaminated Air Events' : a group comparison study." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2009. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/952548/.

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The literature review sought to identify whether there are any differences and risk factors associated with individuals who present to health services with 'medically unexplained symptoms'. A number of relevant factors were identified, although they were not consistently found across all the studies examined. Issues relating to methodology, classification, terminology, and social context are also considered, as are directions for future research. The empirical paper explored whether there might be differences between two groups of pi lots, both with a history of flying aircraft associated with 'contaminated air' or 'fume events'. (These can occur when unfiltered 'bleed air' used to pressurise the cabin becomes contaminated with heated (pyrolised) engine fuels, lubricants, and other toxic substances.) One pilot group, drawn from Mackenzie Ross' (2008) study, had sought out or had been referred to medical health professionals regarding symptoms of ill health, and attributed these to contaminated air, for which no causal link has yet been established. The other group ofpilots had not come forward reporting adverse health effects, nor had they been referred to medical experts, even though they continued to work in the same potentially hazardous environment. Differences between these two groups were explored by comparing pilots' cognitive function, symptoms of ill health, and symptom attribution. Although pilots not reporting symptoms of ill heath were found to perform significantly better on cognitive tasks than those who did, a closer inspection of the data revealed a number of interesting results that may be relevant for future research, such as a distinct and unusual similarity in the pattern of the cognitive profiles of both pilot groups. No significant differences were found with regard to symptom reporting and attribution, although there seemed to be a small emerging trend towards cognitive decline over time (independent of age). The critical appraisal discusses the methodological and other limitations of undertaking this study, draws attention to questions raised by the findings, and argues the case for more (larger scale) research to be undertaken in the future. It should be noted that this study was undertaken under the umbrella of a larger research project that was seeking to examine the effects of contaminated air on cognitive function in commercial airline pilots. As such, the study will to a degree cover some similar ground with regard to the measures used, data gathering, and testing procedures as Mackenzie Ross (2008), from which the data for the self-selected group is drawn, and Madeley (2008)1, who constructed the health questionnaire and clinical interview protocol (see Appendices).

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Enohi, Ricardo Toshio. "Fatores organizacionais e de sono associados aos sintomas musculoesqueléticos em pilotos de aviação comercial." Universidade Católica de Santos, 2016. http://biblioteca.unisantos.br:8181/handle/tede/3121.

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Introduction: Working in different and night shifts directly affects the health of workers. This situation can be experienced by pilots in civil aviation due to its highly complex and exhausting activity. Purpose: This study aims to investigate the work and sleep factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms in Brazilian pilots of civil aviation, as well as identify the main body parts affected. Methods: A descriptive epidemiological study was held with a large sample of 1234 pilots from ABRAPAC, who voluntarily replied to a survey from November 2013 to March 2014. The survey had information about age, gender, marital status, work, health and sleep. The dependent variables were the musculoskeletal symptoms and for this, a modified Brazilian version of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire was used. Also in the Robust Poisson regression, the variables for chronic (in the last 12 months), acute (in the last 7 days) and work-related musculoskeletal symptoms were dichotomized into ¿without symptom¿ and ¿with symptom¿. It was considered ¿with symptom¿ the pilot who reported pain in at least one of the four body parts with the highest prevalence in the study: upper back, lower back, neck and shoulder. The data were analyzed by Stata 12.0 program. Results: The prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal symptoms was 65,9% and work-related 46,9% to the last 12 months. The prevalence of acute musculoskeletal symptoms was 28,0% and work-related 23,3% to the last 7 days. It was verified that pilots who worked 11-21 years , with 66-hour flight journey or more per month , with irregular-work hours involving the night-shifts , with low sleep quality and insomnia were risk factors for chronic musculoskeletal symptoms. These variables were also considered risk factors for work-related symptoms . To acute musculoskeletal symptoms, it was observed that working seven consecutive days or more per month, with low sleep quality and insomnia were risk factors. These variables were also considered risk factors for work-related symptoms . Conclusion: It was concluded that work organizational structure associated with a low sleep quality and insomnia were predisponent factors to musculoskeletal symptoms among Brazilian pilots of civil aviation. The upper and lower back, neck and shoulder were considered the body parts with the highest prevalence.
Introdução: O trabalho em turnos e noturno afeta diretamente a saúde do trabalhador, situação essa vivenciada pelos pilotos da aviação civil. Além disso, é uma atividade desgastante, dada a sua alta complexidade, podendo trazer prejuízos à saúde. Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência e os fatores organizacionais e de sono associados aos sintomas musculoesqueléticos entre pilotos da aviação comercial, bem como as regiões corporais de maior prevalência dos sintomas. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo transversal com os pilotos associados da Associação Brasileira de Pilotos da Aviação Civil - ABRAPAC. Dos 2530 pilotos associados, um total de 1234 pilotos participou voluntariamente da pesquisa respondendo o questionário online, no período de novembro de 2013 a março de 2014. O questionário continha perguntas sobre condições sociodemográficas, trabalho, saúde, estilo de vida e sono. Os desfechos do estudo foram os sintomas musculoesqueléticos avaliados por meio do Questionário Nórdico de Kuorinka, adaptado e validado para a cultura brasileira. Para a análise de regressão de Poisson, com variância robusta, dos sintomas musculoesqueléticos crônicos (nos últimos 12 meses e nos últimos 12 meses relacionados ao trabalho) e agudos (nos últimos sete dias e nos últimos sete dias relacionados ao trabalho) foram dicotomizados em ¿sem sintoma¿ e ¿com sintoma¿. Foi classificado com sintoma o piloto que relatou dor em pelo menos uma das quatro regiões corporais de maior prevalência na amostra estudada, sendo essas, superior das costas, inferior das costas, pescoço e ombros. Em todos os testes foi considerado significante o valor de p<0,05. Os dados foram analisados por meio do programa STATA 12.0. Resultados: A prevalência dos sintomas musculoesqueléticos crônicos, considerando as nove regiões corporais avaliadas, foi de 65,9% e dos sintomas relacionados ao trabalho foi de 46,9%. Quanto aos sintomas musculoesqueléticos agudos e os sintomas relacionados ao trabalho, a prevalência foi de 28,0% e de 23,3%, respectivamente. As queixas mais prevalentes foram nas regiões do tronco (parte inferior das costas, superior das costas, pescoço) e ombros. Verificou-se que trabalhar entre 11 e 21 anos como piloto, com a jornada mensal média acima de 66 horas, em turno irregular, ter sono insuficiente e sintomas de insônia foram fatores associados para os SME crônicos. Esses mesmos fatores também foram associados para os SME crônicos relacionados ao trabalho. Para os SME agudos, observou-se que trabalhar sete dias consecutivos ou mais, ter má qualidade de sono e sintomas de insônia foram fatores associados. Esses mesmos fatores também foram associados para os SME agudos relacionados ao trabalho. Conclusão: Conclui-se que a prevalência dos sintomas musculoesqueléticos entre os pilotos da aviação comercial pesquisados é elevada e que problemas na organização do trabalho e de sono são fatores associados a esses sintomas. Sendo as regiões corporais de maior prevalência as do tronco (parte inferior e superior das costas, pescoço), seguidas do ombro.

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Axelsson, Jörgen. "Målinriktad träning eller bortkastad tid? : insatspiloters användning av simulatorer." Thesis, Försvarshögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-2794.

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Sammanfattning: Det svenska flygvapnet har lång erfarenhet av simulatorer och de används för pilotutbildning och träning inom många av de flygsystem som flygvapnet opererar. Dock visar statistik på att nyttjandegraden av dessa anläggningar inte är fullständig. Det tillsammans med att det i vissa fall saknas en tydlig och tillräcklig inriktning för verksamheten, väcker frågor kring hur effektivt simulatorerna egentligen används. Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka om piloter som tjänstgör på en insatsdivision i det svenska flygvapnet upplever att deras träning i simulatorer tillför något till deras kunnande och utveckling, samt hur deras upplägg och genomförande av träningen i själva verket ser ut. Undersökningen genomfördes som kvalitativa intervjuer med insatspiloter under en träningsperiod i Flygvapnets Luftstridssimuleringscenter (FLSC). Deras svar analyserades sedan med hjälp av operationella indikatorer härledda ur såväl allmänna träningsteorier som mer specifika forskningsresultat kopplade till simulatorers egenskaper i sig. Resultatet visar att piloterna anser att simulatorer är ett värdefullt komplement till deras flygträning och om flygvapnets simulatorer nyttjas på ett ineffektivt sätt, beror det med stor sannolikhet inte på insatspiloternas inställning till simulatorträning eller bristande kunskaper hos dessa kring hur simulatorer bör användas.
Abstract: The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) has a long experience of using simulators for pilot training and they are in use within many of the aircraft-systems the SwAF currently operates. However, statistics show that the simulators are not used to their full extent. In combination with the lack of clear and adequate objectives in some cases, questions concerning the effectiveness of the use of simulators arise. The aim of this essay was to investigate if pilots working at a operational squadron in the Swedish Air Force believe that their training in simulators contributes to their knowledge and progress and also what the planning for and realization of the training itself looks like. The research was conducted as qualitative interviews of operational pilots during a period of training at Swedish Air Force Combat Simulation Centre (FLSC). The answers from the interviews was analyzed using operational indicators deduced from general training theories as well as from more specific results from studies of simulator characteristics. The result shows that the pilots believe that simulators are a valuable supplement to their flight training and if the use of simulators in the Swedish Air Force is ineffective, it most likely is not due to the attitude of the operational pilots concerning simulator training or them having an inadequate knowledge of how simulators should be used.

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Garrad, Mark, and n/a. "Computer Aided Text Analysis in Personnel Selection." Griffith University. School of Applied Psychology, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040408.093133.

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This program of research was aimed at investigating a novel application of computer aided text analysis (CATA). To date, CATA has been used in a wide variety of disciplines, including Psychology, but never in the area of personnel selection. Traditional personnel selection techniques have met with limited success in the prediction of costly training failures for some occupational groups such as pilot and air traffic controller. Accordingly, the overall purpose of this thesis was to assess the validity of linguistic style to select personnel. Several studies were used to examine the structure of language in a personnel selection setting; the relationship between linguistic style and the individual differences dimensions of ability, personality and vocational interests; the validity of linguistic style as a personnel selection tool and the differences in linguistic style across occupational groups. The participants for the studies contained in this thesis consisted of a group of 810 Royal Australian Air Force Pilot, Air Traffic Control and Air Defence Officer trainees. The results partially supported two of the eight hypotheses; the other six hypotheses were supported. The structure of the linguistic style measure was found to be different in this study compared with the structure found in previous research. Linguistic style was found to be unrelated to ability or vocational interests, although some overlap was found between linguistic style and the measure of personality. In terms of personnel selection validity, linguistic style was found to relate to the outcome of training for the occupations of Pilot, Air Traffic Control and Air Defence Officer. Linguistic style also demonstrated incremental validity beyond traditional ability and selection interview measures. The findings are discussed in light of the Five Factor Theory of Personality, and motivational theory and a modified spreading activation network model of semantic memory and knowledge. A general conclusion is drawn that the analysis of linguistic style is a promising new tool in the area of personnel selection.

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Garrad, Mark. "Computer Aided Text Analysis in Personnel Selection." Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367424.

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This program of research was aimed at investigating a novel application of computer aided text analysis (CATA). To date, CATA has been used in a wide variety of disciplines, including Psychology, but never in the area of personnel selection. Traditional personnel selection techniques have met with limited success in the prediction of costly training failures for some occupational groups such as pilot and air traffic controller. Accordingly, the overall purpose of this thesis was to assess the validity of linguistic style to select personnel. Several studies were used to examine the structure of language in a personnel selection setting; the relationship between linguistic style and the individual differences dimensions of ability, personality and vocational interests; the validity of linguistic style as a personnel selection tool and the differences in linguistic style across occupational groups. The participants for the studies contained in this thesis consisted of a group of 810 Royal Australian Air Force Pilot, Air Traffic Control and Air Defence Officer trainees. The results partially supported two of the eight hypotheses; the other six hypotheses were supported. The structure of the linguistic style measure was found to be different in this study compared with the structure found in previous research. Linguistic style was found to be unrelated to ability or vocational interests, although some overlap was found between linguistic style and the measure of personality. In terms of personnel selection validity, linguistic style was found to relate to the outcome of training for the occupations of Pilot, Air Traffic Control and Air Defence Officer. Linguistic style also demonstrated incremental validity beyond traditional ability and selection interview measures. The findings are discussed in light of the Five Factor Theory of Personality, and motivational theory and a modified spreading activation network model of semantic memory and knowledge. A general conclusion is drawn that the analysis of linguistic style is a promising new tool in the area of personnel selection.
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Fullingim, James Fred. "Regional airline qualifications: A study in the marketability of higher education graduates." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5181/.

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The recent emergence and growth of the regional airlines in the United States has placed a strain on the supply of pilots that are needed for staffing scheduled flights. This present pilot shortage is presenting challenges for 2-year colleges and 4-year universities with aviation programs to produce more pilot graduates in less time to meet the staffing demands made by the regional airlines. With this shortage, the pressing issues of how to train and hire qualified pilots to fly technologically advanced regional airline jet aircraft have forced the industry to demand more aviation skills from a shrinking market of aviation pilot candidates. Colleges and universities with aviation programs have been forced to compete with outside private aviation schools on a larger scale in the training of collegiate students for airline employment opportunities. The primary purpose of this study was to expose any inadequacies in the higher-education aviation curricula and to propose changes needed to better qualify aviation students in the hiring process at regional air carriers. This study concentrated on the principle that higher education is necessary for advancing a pilot's aptitudes and abilities to perform the highly technical tasks of a professional pilot in a regional airline environment. The avenues of obtaining aviation experience along with flight certificates and ratings in an academic environment from 2-year colleges and 4-year universities with aviation programs is examined, along with qualifying these schools with the criteria regional airlines expects from new pilots hired. A survey was used to poll the pilots from two regional airlines that were based in Texas. By analyzing the responses from the returned surveys, the quality of training that existed in higher education aviation programs was revealed. The study confirmed the value of advising a path of higher education for students embarking on an aviation career as a pilot for a regional airline. The study concluded that 2-year colleges and 4-year universities with aviation programs are meeting the present demands made by the regional airlines.

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Oliveira, Eduardo Silverio de. "Da torre de babel à torre de controle: desmistificando a linguagem dos céus. Um estudo descritivo da língua franca utilizada na comunicação piloto-controlador." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/48/48134/tde-05102007-111948/.

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A língua franca utilizada na comunicação piloto-controlador ainda é pouco conhecida no meio acadêmico. Poucos estudos têm sido dedicados ao seu contexto de uso e ao mapeamento de suas características lingüísticas principais. Esta pesquisa acadêmica apresenta um estudo mais acurado da atividade de controlador de tráfego aéreo, no que se refere ao uso dessa linguagem de especialidade, além de desenvolver um estudo descritivo da língua franca utilizada na comunicação piloto-controlador para a identificação de suas características lingüísticas principais, com o recorte para a produção de material didático. Por meio da utilização do método do Professor André Camlong, a ferramenta computacional denominada STABLEX, fazemos uma análise descritiva, objetiva e indutiva de um corpus lingüístico, constituído dessa linguagem de especialidade. O que se pretende é oferecer subsídios aos professores de língua estrangeira para a produção do seu próprio material didático para o ensino dessa linguagem. É fato que, em determinados contextos de ensino, a necessidade de aprendizagem dos alunos é tão específica, que os materiais prontos para consumo, disponibilizados nas prateleiras das livrarias ou pelas editoras, não são suficientes, cabendo ao professor a tarefa de elaborá-los. No entanto, essa tarefa não tem se mostrado amistosa, já que o professor não dispõe de \"guias de orientação\", cientificamente justificáveis, para fazê-la. Assim sendo, o processo de elaboração torna-se intuitivo e empírico e, na grande maioria das vezes, restringese à adoção de fórmulas já consagradas de apresentação dos conteúdos. Acreditamos ser fundamental o correto entendimento das reais necessidades lingüísticas de um determinado público-alvo, para que haja mais condições de se estabelecerem processos mais ricos e eficientes de ensino e aprendizagem de qualquer língua estrangeira.
The lingua franca used in the communication between pilots and controllers is still not well known in the academic community. Few studies about its use and mapping of its main linguistic characteristics have been made. This theoretical research introduces an accurate study on the language used in the activity of air traffic controllers and develops a descriptive study of the lingua franca used in the communication between pilots and controllers, in order to identify its main linguistic characteristics towards material production. By using the method developed by Professor André Camlong and the computational tool STABLEX, an objective descriptive and inductive analysis of a linguistic corpus constituted by the language used in the ATC specialty has been conducted. The aim of this work is to provide language teachers with subsides for ATC material production hence helping teachers to elaborate materials that meet the very specific needs of their students based on the real needs of the stakeholders so as they can establish a more fruitful and efficient language teaching and learning process.

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