Dissertations / Theses: 'Pilots'

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Kangas, Persson Emil. "Stress Management for Pilots." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-35606.

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A human brain is capable to achieve great things, to endure heavy stress and to calculate complex problems. What happens when it fails to do so? Is there anything that could be done to prevent this from happening? Is it possible to help a pilot in command manage his or her stress during flight by measuring finger temperature, skin conductance, ECG and heart rate variations? This thesis study processes that can help pilots manage high stress with simple tools such as closing their eyes and taking a few deep breaths. To determine when the calming measures are needed and to evaluate potential effects, all the signal data stated above are used combined with scoring of every participant performance. The statistical methods used involves an ANOVA-test and mean value calculations. The results were also analyzed using CBR to get a better understanding of the results and to not only rely on statistical methods. The thesis is limited to a minor study of 10 student pilots participating in two sessions with a heavy workload departure in a simulator. The test did result in a small difference between the two sessions which pointed at the calming measures giving a slight improvement for the pilots. However, when ANOVA was applied it showed that the difference between the two sessions was not a significant one. This could be due to several reasons; the pilots were not used to the calming measures and because of this felt more stressed when trying to use the calming measures as well. There might have been a difference if calming measures were included into pilot training already from the beginning. Another reason might be because this is only a minor study and the difference was not apparent on so few participants. In future research, however, there might be a breakthrough on how to handle stress in a cockpit environment involving similar sensors.

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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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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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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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Esteves, Rui Manuel Moreira Pinto. "A saída dos pilotos da Força Aérea Portuguesa para as empresas de aviação civil." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5125.

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Tese de Mestrado em Gestão e Políticas Públicas
Dado que um dos grandes problemas das organizações, no que respeita aos recursos humanos, é a saída de quadros altamente qualificados para as suas congéneres, a Força Aérea Portuguesa neste campo não é diferente das demais organizações, no que respeita aos seus pilotos. O presente estudo pretende ser uma análise de antecedência dos factores que levam a este abandono, sabendo que a alternativa que estes pilotos têm, face à permanência ou não na organização, pode ser condicionada pelo seu comprometimento com a organização, e que por conseguinte ele toma uma estratégia comportamental. Neste estudo, optou-se por aplicar o modelo das três-componentes do comprometimento organizacional de Meyer e Allen (1971), modelo este que propõe a existência de um comprometimento organizacional afectivo, um normativo e um outro Calculativo. No que respeita às estratégias comportamentais adoptadas por estes indivíduos, aplicar-se-á o modelo EVL de Hirschman (1970), onde são relacionados os constructos Exit, Voice e Loyalty (Saída, Voz e Lealdade). A amostra utilizada é o reflexo da população de pilotos que abandonou a Força Aérea portuguesa nos últimos anos, num total de 73 inquéritos validados.
As one of the biggest problems facing organizations, with regard to human resources, is the output of highly qualified staff for their counterparts, the Portuguese Air Force in this field is no different from other organizations, with regard to its pilots. This study aims to advance an analysis of the factors leading to this abandonment, knowing that the alternative that these pilots have for to remain in the organization may be constrained by its commitment to the organization, and therefore it takes a behavioral strategy. In this study, we choose to apply the three-component model of organizational commitment by Meyer and Allen (1971). This model proposes the existence of an affective organizational commitment, a normative and calculative. With regard to behavioral strategies adopted by these individuals will apply the model EVL Hirschman (1970), which are related constructs Exit, Voice and Loyalty (Exit, Voice and Loyalty). The sample reflects the population of pilots who left the Portuguese Air Force in recent years, a total of 73 validated surveys.

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Alves, Miguel. "Avaliação dos riscos psicossociais nos Pilotos Aviadores da Força Aérea Portuguesa." Master's thesis, Academia da Força Aérea, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/39748.

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Este trabalho de investigação tem como objetivo principal avaliar a que fatores de risco psicossocial os Pilotos Aviadores da Força Aérea Portuguesa (FAP) estão sujeitos. A amostra composta por 62 indivíduos corresponde a 33% da população-alvo existente. A recolha de dados foi feita seguindo uma metodologia quantitativa por questionário, com a aplicação da versão média do COPSOQ II. Os indivíduos apresentaram fatores de engagement como a inexistência de comportamentos ofensivos e insegurança laboral. Igualmente observam o trabalho com possibilidades de desenvolvimento, confiança horizontal, espírito positivo da comunidade no local de trabalho e sensação de significado no trabalho. Exigências quantitativas, ritmo de trabalho, exigências emocionais, influência no trabalho, transparência do papel laboral desempenhado, recompensas, conflitos laborais, apoio social de superiores, qualidade de liderança, confiança vertical, justiça e respeito, satisfação no trabalho e conflito trabalho/família são considerados riscos moderados que carecerão de medidas de prevenção. As exigências cognitivas, relacionadas com tomadas de decisão difíceis, atenção necessária e capacidade de propor novas ideias no trabalho, revelaram ser um fator de risco severo, podendo necessitar de ações interventivas nesta área. As contribuições deste estudo reforçam a importância que as pessoas têm numa organização como a FAP. Assim, os investimentos em recursos humanos, financeiros e materiais, na prontidão das aeronaves, implicam que os Pilotos Aviadores se encontrem física e mentalmente na melhor forma para cumprir a missão em excelência. Para isto, é necessário perceber o ambiente psicossocial a que estão sujeitos e consequentemente a que riscos estão mais vulneráveis, de modo a serem prevenidos.
This study has the main objective to evaluate to which psychosocial risks are subjected the Pilots of the Portuguese Air Force (PAF). The study sample formed by 62 individuals corresponds to 33% of the target population. The data collection was performed following a quantitative methodology by means of a questionnaire, using the Portuguese medium version of COPSOQ II. The individuals presented engagement factors such as inexistent offensive behaviours and job insecurity. They also observe their work with possibilities for development, mutual thrust between employees, positive social community at work and the feeling of meaningful work. Quantitative demands, work pace, emotional demands, influence, role clarity, rewards, role conflict, social support from superiors, quality of leadership, thrust regarding management, justice, work satisfaction and family-work conflict are regarded as moderate risks, with the need for preventive measures. The cognitive demands, related to attention at work, difficult decision making and the ability to propose new ideas at work, unveiled as a severe risk factor, with the need for interventive actions. The contributions for this study reinforce the importance of the people in an organization such as the PAF. Thus, the investment in human, financial and material resources for the readiness of aerial means, implies the pilots need to be in their best possible physical and mental shape to excel in the accomplishment of the mission. To achieve this, it is necessary to understand psychosocial environment that they are subjected to, and therefore to which risks are they most vulnerable in order to prevent them.
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Kryl, Jan. "Navigace pro piloty." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-363740.

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This diploma thesis concerns design and creation of a navigational system as a tool for pilots of helicopters and ultralight planes. Choosing required functions is critical part for realization of this project. The paper also contains description of draft of application.

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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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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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Kazem, Mandana Louise Nejad. "Situation awareness, pilots and auditory display design." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.440257.

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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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Remvik, Per Kristian. "Carrier Synchronization in OFDM without Use of Pilots." Doctoral thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Telematics, 2000. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1270.

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Among new emerging digital communication systems, there is a clear trend of an increasing number of services using high capacity broad band connections, e.g. transfer of images, video and high quality sound. This makes it necessary to find bandwidth efficient modulation formats and efficient channel equalization solutions at the receiver. A modulation format, with possibilities for both relatively simple equalizer structures and bandwidth efficient solutions is Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). The symbol stream is divided into parallel symbol streams, which are modulated on to separate subchannels. The frequency spectra of the subchannels overlap, but the orthogonality of the subchannels are maintained in the time domain at the sampling instant.

To obtain orthogonality between subchannels in OFDM system, one of the assumptions which are made, is exact knowledge of the carrier frequency at the receiver. In the case of a carrier frequency offset (CFO) between transmitter and receiver, the orthogonality between subchannels are lost. With a CFO some of the signal power will be transferred into interference power, i.e. noise, reducing the system performance. All digital transmission systems suffers from performance degradation in the case of a CFO and it is thus important to minimize the CFO, i.e. perform carrier frequency synchronization. The CFO generated interference is special for the OFDM systems and makes them more vulnerable to CFO than single carrier (SC) systems. In addition, the symbol length is increased in OFDM systems compared to SC systems, reducing the amount of CFO tolerated before phase slipping occurs (i.e. erroneous decisions due to CFO generated phase errors). Extra care should be taken in the case of OFDM systems to synchronize the carrier frequency at the receiver with the carrier of the transmitter.

The main topics of this work have been:

• Carrier synchronization in bandwidth efficient OFDM systems on stationary channels. To obtain maximum bandwidth efficiency, neither pilots, guard intervals, repeated sequences or other redundant signalling is used in the proposed methods. Four new OFDM carrier frequency acquisition algorithms are proposed, with performance investigated by simulations. The frequency estimator of Kay is investigated for use in Decision Directed (DD) carrier frequency tracking, with OFDM and non-constant amplitude modulation.

• Consequences of non perfect carrier frequency tracking and time varying transmission channels in OFDM systems. Both OFDM systems using QAM with rectangular pulses and OFDM systems using O-QAM with finite length pulses have been investigated.

Degradation due to non-perfect tracking on stationary channels has been calculated and performance requirements for the developed tracking algorithms are found.

For flat Rayleigh fading channels, degradation due to non-perfect tracking and doppler spread are calculated.

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Senol, Mehmet Burak. "Suitable Utilty Helicopter Cockpit Design For Turkish Pilots." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12608209/index.pdf.

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Designing a suitable utility helicopter cockpit for Turkish pilots is the main theme of this thesis. Helicopter cockpit is one of the ultimate human machine interface application. Consequences of pilot errors during flight in any helicopter cockpit can be catastrophic. Human errors can only be prevented by user-friendly cockpit design. In this thesis, reach compatibilities to controls in the cockpit are evaluated and the suitable positions of analogue indicators at front display panel are examined in order to obtain a user-friendly utility helicopter cockpit design. Human anthropometry is the most significant factor for evaluating cockpit reach compatibilities to controls
so all critical operational reach parameters of Turkish pilots are examined. The anthropometric study revealed vision problems and showed that the height of display panel is inappropriate for most pilots. Suitable positions of the indicators on pedestal are determined by using qualitative and quantitative approaches. As a quantitative approach Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) algorithms are employed. Card sorting methodology is used for the qualitative evaluation of the aforementioned display panel design. Although there are some approaches in literature for designing of displays, a specific design methodology related with the arrangement of indicators on display panel is not offered so far. In this thesis, MCDM and Card sorting approaches are adapted and used in the design of a display panel for the first time. There are lots of similarities between the results of MCDM and Card sorting approaches. The main similarity is to provide separate locations on display panel for engine and flight system indicators. Finally the findings of these techniques are compared with the existing layout of the display panel of a utility helicopter.

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Johnson, Lauren(Lauren E. ). S. B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Factors contributing to pain in military helicopter pilots." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123289.

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Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-15).
It is commonly accepted that for military helicopter pilots, neck and back pain is part of the job. This pain can decrease pilot situational awareness, increase medically related downtime, and increase healthcare costs incurred due to pilots. This literature review analyzes factors that contribute to neck and back pain and injury in military helicopter pilots, evaluates effectiveness of exercise regimes in mitigating pain, and assesses the potential for engineering design changes to reduce pain. Most of the reviewed literature confirms that exercise could be an effective means at decreasing pain in pilots; however, there was no universal finding regarding the impact of factors such as height, age and flight hours, gender, and airframe on pilot pain and injury. These topics remain worthy of further study as it is important to fully understand what factors contribute to pilot pain so they can be addressed in future military helicopter cockpit designs.
by Lauren Johnson.
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S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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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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McCarthy, Faye. "An exploration of the gender and professional identities of ab initio pilots." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2017. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/33218.

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Despite it being over a century since the first woman gained a pilot s licence, piloting remains a male-dominated profession. Worldwide, only 3% of airline pilots are women and, of these, only 450 hold the rank of Captain, a number who could easily be seated within a single A380. UK airlines are recognising that the low number and proportion of female pilots is an issue and some carriers, including easyJet, have introduced initiatives to promote gender diversity on the flightdeck. However, as there are few female pilots qualifying and applying for airline jobs, there is a compelling need to both examine why relatively few women consider a career as a pilot and then understand the challenges those who do make a non-traditional career choice and enter the profession face during their initial (ab initio) training in reconciling their developing professional identity as a pilot with their gender identity as a woman. The aim of this thesis is to explore the effects of women ab initio pilots minority status on their gender and professional identities. To address this aim, the thesis utilises the Theory of Tokenism, together with concepts of Gender Performativity and Professional Identity, to explore the experiences of ab-initio pilots at two UK-based Flight Training Schools. New empirical evidence, derived from in-depth interviews and surveys, found that female cadets perceive elements of their professional identities differently from men, and women cadets adopt a range of strategies to negotiate conflicts between their developing professional and gender identities. The research examines the experiences of these cadets to make both theoretical and empirical contributions to existing studies of gender-dominated professions as well as offering practical recommendations to airlines and flight training schools who are seeking to encourage more women to qualify as commercial airline pilots.

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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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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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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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DiLorenzo, Christopher, and Christopher Malefors. "Android for Fighter Pilots : Replacing Paper with Tablet Technology." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-155780.

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This thesis is produced as the graduate work in the Master of Science programme Systems in Technology and Society at Uppsala University. The thesis was conducted at Saab Aeronautics situated in Linköping during the spring of 2011. The scope of the thesis was to examine if a modern tablet with the Android operating system would suit as a replacement for the papers (known as the flight bag) that are currently being used by fighter pilots operating the JAS 39 Gripen. To do so the authors used a Cognitive Work Analysis to get clear requirements for which functions need replacing. When the requirements were set the use of User Centered Design was used in conjunction with various application development- and design theories. Various prototyping sessions were carried out to pinpoint design flaws and iteratively improve the applications functionality. The process started with paper prototyping and ended with software prototyping. The prototypes were continuosly evaluated with employees at Saab Aeronautics and fighter pilot representatives. The final prototype can be said to have replaced a significant amount of the functionality of the old flight bag. However there is still plenty of work to do to have an Android tablet used in the cockpit of a fighter jet.

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Phillips, Andrea S. "The scope of back pain in Navy helicopter pilots." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5795.

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This thesis investigates issues such as long hours in the cockpit, ineffective seat padding, Night Vision Goggle (NVG) use, and the constant vibrations involved in flying rotary wing aircraft. Pain is subjective and severity is difficult to compare between individuals. Does back pain affect safety of flight? In the military helicopter aviator community, 60-80% of helicopter pilots are estimated to be suffering from back pain (Sargent & Bachmann, 2010). The Sargent and Bachmann article, written by flight surgeons, suggests that back pain is an issue in the helicopter community. This article also suggests that back pain may be affecting safety of flight but did not have data to support that claim. This thesis provides an analysis of the scope, incidence and severity of back pain in the Naval Aviation helicopter pilot community. Of the helicopter pilots who responded to the survey, 88.1% are experiencing back pain during at least 50% of their flights and 34.4% admit this pain is affecting their situational awareness. This thesis gives the Navy information to decide whether to invest R&D funds in antivibration seat technology and whether flight safety is affected.

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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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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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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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Thornton, Robert. "The effect of the aircrew chemical defence assembly on thermal strain." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/27005.

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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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Szarka, Martin. "Analýza typických chyb pilota během přistávacího manévru." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-232096.

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Diplom thesis deals with the influence of typical pilot error during the landing maneuver in airplanes with maximum take-off mass 2250 kg. It contains basic information about the landing. The main attention is paid to the accident database, its subsequent evaluation and the proposal for a way to reduce these accidents. It also includes a survey of pilots.

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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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Konstantopoulos, Gina V. "The Kamikaze pilots and their image in World War II /." Connect to online version, 2007. http://ada.mtholyoke.edu/setr/websrc/pdfs/www/2007/228.pdf.

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Anderson, Steven Leroy. "An investigation into factors influencing career choice among professional pilots /." Diss., ON-CAMPUS Access For University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Click on "Connect to Digital Dissertations", 2001. http://www.lib.umn.edu/articles/proquest.phtml.

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Chorley, Adrian Carl. "Ocular exposure to occupational non-ionising radiation in professional pilots." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2015. http://researchopen.lsbu.ac.uk/1962/.

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Research evidence supports the link between long term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) and the blue light hazard with ocular damage including cataract and macular degeneration. Population studies to determine the prevalence of these conditions in pilots are inconclusive. It is known that UV and blue light intensities increase with altitude. The aim of this research was to investigate whether professional pilots are adequately protected from UV and short wavelength light during flight. Informed by the results of 22 semi-structured interviews, a questionnaire exploring the eye protection habits of professional pilots was developed and completed by 2,967 participants. The results showed a wide variation in pilot use of sunglasses, uncovered barriers preventing sunglass use and showed a high level of dissatisfaction regarding standard aircraft sun protection systems. In flight irradiance measurements were captured during 6 airline and 4 helicopter flights. No measurable UVB was found. UVA exposure was highly reliant on the transmission properties of the aircraft windshield. Further ground measurements on 15 aircraft showed the majority had windshields which transmit significant levels of UVA into the cockpit. This can cause the ocular dose for the unprotected eye to exceed international recommended exposure limits within 1⁄2 hour of flight. Older aircraft generally had superior UVA blocking windshields. Although calculated retinal exposure to blue light hazard during flight fell well within international recommended limits, the mean radiance was 4.1 times higher at altitude. The effect of this over a flying career remains uncertain. Filter transmittance measurements were taken from 34 pilot sunglasses and 20 new sunglasses typically used by pilots. All sunglasses filters measured offered sufficient protection from UVA in flight and ensured an attenuation of the blue light hazard to levels equivalent to those at ground level without protection. A series of practical recommendations are made to pilots, eye care health professionals, industry and the aviation regulators.

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Eckblad, Erik. "Correlating Residual Stress with Personal and Professional Characteristics in Aircraft Pilots." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4784.

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Every day aircraft pilots must successfully resolve significant inflight situations and then manage the possibility of residual psychological and physiological stress. Previous research has shown primary attention is given to presignificant event training and stress management, however there remains an important gap in the current literature regarding postsignificant event stress within the aviation profession. The purpose of this cross-sectional quantitative study was to use the observational lens of stress theory and survey U.S. pilots who have experienced an inflight emergency, looking for correlation between factors such as age, gender, flight experience, and training against a pilot's self-reported level of residual stress. Using snowball sampling methodology, 101 pilots were anonymously surveyed, with 89% responding that they had some level of residual stress via the Impact of Event Scale-Revised instrument. Using multiple linear regression analysis, the correlation between 9 personal and professional characteristics and pilot's stress level was significant, at R2 =.22, adjusted R2=.14, F(9, 91) = 2.8, p < .01. The sample's correlation coefficient was .47, indicating that approximately 22% of the variance in the residual stress was accounted for by the 9 personal and professional characteristics. Findings from this research will help clarify how pilot training and demographics can affect postsignificant event stress. This knowledge will be an important contribution to the existing literature and enhance social initiatives though an increased awareness of residual stress within the pilot profession. The results can be used to increase aviation safety by enabling the industry and government entities to develop and implement effective stress training initiatives.

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Rykov, Oleksandr, and Олександр Олександрович Риков. "Polymotivation as a Phenomenon of Professional Activity of Civil Aviation Pilots." Thesis, National Aviation University, 2021. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/52228.

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1. Ymedadze, Y. V. Problema polymotyvatsyy povedenyia [The problem of behavior polymotivation] / Y. V. Ymedadze // Voprosy psykholohyy, № 6, 87–94 (1984). 2. Ponomarev, Y. P. Motyvatsyia rabotoi v orhanyzatsyy [Motivation by work in the organization] / Y. P. Ponomarev, Moskva: LKY, 224 (2007). 3. Pomytkina, L. V., Pomytkin, E.A. Psykholohiia pratsi i vidpochynku: pidruchnyk [dlia stud. vyshch. navch. zakl.] [Psychology of work and rest: a textbook]. Kyiv: TOV «Alfa-PK», 322 (2019). 4. Furman, O. Ye. Polimotyvatsiia – sponukalnyi parametr innovatsiinopsykholohichnoho klimatu [Polymotivation - a motivating parameter innovation and psychological climate]. Scientific Journal «ScienceRise» №6/1б (11), 2015. DOI: 10.15587/2313-8416.2015.45049 5. L. Pomytkina, A. Gudmanian, O. Kovtun, S. Yahodzinskyi. Personal hoice: strategic life decision-making and conscience, E3S Web of Conferences, Vol.164, 10021 (2020) SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016410021 6. О. Khokhlina, O. Lych, S. Gorbenko, A. Kazak. Psychological determinacy of communication styles of aviation industry students IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 918 (2020) 012175 SCOPUS IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/1757-899X/918/1/012175 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/918/1/012175/pdf
As is known, among many domestic psychologists there was a widespread view that human activity and behavior are due to many motives at the same time (L.I. Bozhovich, V.K. Vilyunas, I.V. Imedadze, V.I. Kovalev, A.N. Leontiev, V.F. Petrenko, M.M. Filipov, etc.). Similarly, in Western psychology, the emphasis is mainly on the simultaneous conditioning of behavior and activity by many goals or personal dispositions (J. Atkinson, J. O. Raynor, X. Heckhausen, etc.). Thus, scientists ponder, in fact, about the phenomenon of polymotivation because the motive is understood too narrowly: as a need, or as a goal, or as one of the motivators.

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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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Kellermann, Ronald A. "A methodology to identify an ideal force structure for Navy pilots." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA297650.

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Cak, Serkan. "Effects Of Working Memory, Attention, And Expertise On Pilots&#039." Phd thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613464/index.pdf.

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Situation Awareness (SA), is defined as perception of environmental entities, comprehension of their meaning, and estimation of their status in the near future (Endsley, 1995a). The general aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between SA and individual cognitive dierences. Specifically, the predictive value of working memory and attentional capacity measures on SA measures, taken from pilots of different expertise levels, is of interest. In the literature, SA has mostly been studied from an applied perspective. The present study therefore aims at providing the necessary cognitive underpinnings of these more applied studies. Two experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, individual dierences and SA measures have been taken from thirty-six pilots. Automated Operation Span, Stroop Task, and Choice Reaction Time Task with Dichotic Listening were used for measuring working memory capacity (WMC), inhibition, and divided attention, respectively. Online and offline SA measurements were employed together for tapping on different aspects of SA in a cognitively demanding flight scenario. Results showed that WMC and expertise explain 58% of variability in offline scores while inhibition, divided attention, and expertise explain 52% of variability in online scores. In Experiment 2, the aim was to find correlates of eye movements in terms of individual differences. Scan patterns were studied across four SA-related visual tasks with ten expert pilots. Results showed that more expert pilots produced less fixation durations but no other eects of individual dierences on the eye movements were observed. It was also observed that expert pilots deploy some scan strategies while performing these tasks.

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Farshidi, Azadeh. "A Secondary Task Test for Evaluating Cognitive Load of MRP Pilots." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för informatik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-144143.

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Remotely-controlled technologies are no longer limited to military applications, such as unmanned military airborne weapons or explosive diffuser robots. Nowadays we can see more and more of remotely controlled devices used as medical equipment, toys, and so forth. One of the most recent areas of interest is robotic telepresence, also known as Mobile Robot Presence (MRP), which provides the ability to interact socially and professionally with other people and even objects in remote locations. One of the known issues with using remotely-controlled devices is the cognitive overload which their operators (pilots) experience and MRP pilots are no exception. However, despite vast research on different ways to address this in military or medical scenarios, little has been done regarding MRPs. This thesis study aims to make a contribution in closing that gap by suggesting a method, developing a prototype implementing it; then conducting an empirical assessment of the method and the prototype as a part of a broader study on MRP, supported by Swedish Research Council. I have suggested a method comprised of a Secondary-task (ST) method and Subjective Rating Scales (SRS), in which the latter act as an evaluation method for the former. Both of them were used in an overarching study in search for the best control device amongst four chosen devices. I collected and analyzed secondary task performance data (e.g. response time, error rates), subjective user ratings, explicit rankings, and observations recordings. My analysis of the collected data shows that using a monitoring and response face recognition secondary task is a plausible method for the assessment of MRP pilot’s cognitive load.

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Miller, Cindy Ann. "The influence of testimonials on decision-making of general aviation pilots." Diss., Wichita State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10057/3285.

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Patients often solicit the advice of friends, or receive second-hand reports of ‘friends of a friend,’ about treatments for medical conditions. These testimonials can play an influential role in a patient’s selection of a medical course of action (Sutter, 2006; Ubel, Jepson, & Baron, 2001). Similarly, pilots solicit information from various sources when making a “go or no go” decision about flying (FAA, 1991). However, one area that lacks research concerns the effect of the “pilot report” (testimonial) that a general aviation (GA) pilot may solicit at their flying club or Fixed Based Operator (FBO). This testimonial may contain information about actual weather conditions experience by pilots who have recently landed. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether pilot testimonials influence decisions to go or no-go and how this influence is moderated by the perceived quality of the testimonial. The analysis shows that testimonials had little impact on pilots’ weather decision making in most flight scenarios, and that pilots’ decisions were more strongly influenced by text and graphical weather information. In the flight scenario where the “expert” pilot gave a testimonial to no-go, findings showed that the testimonial was found to be as influential as text and graphical weather in making go or no-go decisions. In regards to the quality of the testimonial, the findings suggest the “expert” testimonial was judged as more credible; however, this did not increase the influence the ranking of the testimonial. Alternative explanations for the effects of the “testimonials” are discussed.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Psychology

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Nilsson, Elias. "One-Dimensional Human Thermoregulatory Model of Fighter Pilots in Cockpit Environments." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Mekanisk värmeteori och strömningslära, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-125528.

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During ﬂight missions, ﬁghter pilots are in general exposed to vast amounts of stress including mild hypoxia, vibrations, high accelerations, and thermal discomfort. It is interesting to predict potential risks with a certain mission or ﬂight case due to these stresses to increase safety for ﬁghter pilots. The most predominant risk is typically thermal discomfort which can lead to serious health concerns. Extensive exposure to high or low temperature in combination with a demanding work situation weakens the physical and mental state of the pilot and can eventually lead to life-threatening conditions. One method to estimate the physical and mental state of a person is to measure the body core temperature. The body core temperature cannot be measured continuously during ﬂight and needs to be estimated by using for instance a human thermoregulatory model. In this study, a model of the human thermoregulatory system and the cockpit environment is developed. Current thermoregulatory models are not customized for ﬁghter pilots but a model developed by Fiala et al. in 2001, which has previously shown good performance in both cold and warm environments as well as for various activation levels for the studied person, is used as a theoretical foundation. Clothing layers are implemented in the model corresponding to clothes used by pilots in the Swedish air force ﬂying the ﬁghter aircraft Gripen E in warm outside conditions. Cooling garments and air conditioning systems as well as avionics, canopy, and cockpit air are included in the model to get a realistic description of the cockpit environment. Input to the model is a ﬂight case containing data with altitude and velocity of the ﬁghter during a mission. human heat transfer; body temperature regulation; physiological model;cooling garment; cockpit modeling

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Hatch, Joy A. "The Effect of Multimedia Training on Student Pilots Encountering Emergency Situations." NSUWorks, 1998. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/572.

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Few things in life are certain. In aviation at least one thing is always true: for every takeoff, there must be a landing. Unfortunately, landings do not always turn out according to plan. In 1995 there were 44,347 transportation fatalities, of which only 969 (2.2 percent) were aviation related. As long as people continue to fly, accidents will continue to happen. The majority of these included a pilot-made decision that determined the outcome. Have pilots been trained well enough to handle any problem that comes their way? A review of flight training literature revealed that only a limited amount of research has been conducted in the area of multimedia training and pilot performance. The purpose of this study was to determine how computer-based training affected student pilots encountering emergency situations. The effect of multimedia and computer-based training continues to be an area of dissension among many in the education and computer industries. This study used a research experiment design with student pilots having less than 50 hours of total flight time. Participants were randomly assigned to a control group or an experimental group, with each group receiving a form of emergency training. Following the training sessions, participants faced several different scenarios involving emergencies in a flight simulator. A review of the literature suggested that participants receiving the multimedia training product would perform better on the flight-simulator evaluation than those receiving traditional training. Data analysis of pilot's performance indicated that there was a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in all areas: motor skills, decision making skills, and overall performance. Additional analysis showed that neither age nor total flight time made a difference in test scores. Safety-minded pilots constantly seek to improve their flying knowledge and skills. Only through learning, then training to apply what has been learned, can a pilot become a safer pilot. Multimedia training products help fulfill this need. Many skill areas use both decision making and motor skills in conjunction with each other. These conclusions can be applied in more areas than just flight training.

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Zorro, Sara Marques. "Pilots performance and flight safety: flight physiology in unpressurized aircraft cabins." Master's thesis, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/2002.

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Light aviation pilots are exposed to many different environmental situations due to the nonpressurized and non-acclimatized aircraft cabin. Some of those variations can push the human body to some limits, which associated with psychological factors may culminate in incidentes or even fatalities. Actually, a literature review on this theme suggests that a significant part of the incidents and fatalities, within the light aviation that uses non-pressurized aircraft cabins, are related to the human factor. This analysis might bring up a concealed but significant and worrying phenomenon in terms of flight safety: changes of pilot performance in the amendment of psychological and physiological parameters, concerning to diferente stress levels and to pressure variations during the various flight stages, respectively. This may be a concerning situation due to the disparity of human body reaction between diferente pilots to the same flight conditions. Nature, both in terms of environmental factors, as pressure and temperature, or in human physiological and psychological behaviour, during the different flight phases, is unpredictable. Therefore, it is very difficult to establish safety boundaries. This study general objective is to analyse the influence of flight environmental conditions and pilots psychophysiological parameters on task performance, during different flight situations, considering some of his everyday habits. To this end, a statistical analysis of a survey, regarding specific questions about the need for pilot’s attention monitoring systems, was made, and, in parallel, a portable and ergonomic monitoring system was built. This system equipment records cerebral oximetry, to study the hypoxia phenomenon and its importance, electrocardiography (ECG), and electroencephalography (EEG), in order to establish a correlation between the influence of mental workload and other physiological parameters during different flight stages. The specific purpose of this study is to define physiological limits for each pilot, through simulation tests contemplating different flight scenarios, in order to create an on board alert system to prevent possible incidents. With this research is also intended to suggest that a potential restriction on pilots licensing legislation for light aviation, within physiological limits definitions, would be a positive contribution to a safer flight environment.
Os pilotos de aviação ligeira estão expostos a diferentes situações ambientais devido às cabines não pressurizadas e não climatizadas. Algumas dessas variações podem levar o corpo humano aos seus limites, que associados a fatores psicológicos podem culminar em incidentes ou até mesmo fatalidades. Na verdade, uma revisão da literatura sobre o tema sugere que uma parte significativa dos incidentes e acidentes neste tipo de aviação, estão relacionados com o fator humano. Esta análise pode revelar um fenómeno oculto, mas significativo e preocupante em termos de segurança de voo: as mudanças de desempenho dos pilotos aquando da alteração de parâmetros psicológicos e fisiológicos, referentes a diferentes níveis de stress e variações de pressão durante as diferentes fases do voo, respetivamente. Esta pode ser uma situação preocupante devido à disparidade da reação do corpo humano entre pilotos diferentes, para as mesmas condições de voo. A natureza, quer em termos de fatores ambientais, como a pressão e a temperatura, quer a nível de comportamento fisiológico e psicológico humano, durante as diferentes fases de voo, é imprevisível. Portanto, torna-se muito difícil estabelecer limites de segurança. O objetivo geral deste trabalho consiste em analisar a influência das condições ambientais de voo e dos parâmetros psicofisiológicos do piloto sobre o desempenho de tarefas, durante situações de voo diferentes, considerando alguns dos seus hábitos quotidianos. Para este fim, foi feita uma análise estatística a um inquérito sobre questões específicas referentes à necessidade de sistemas de monitorização da atenção do piloto, e, em paralelo, foi construído um sistema portátil e ergonómico de monitorização. Este permite registar a oximetria cerebral, para estudar o fenómeno da hipoxia e a sua importância, ECG e EEG, a fim de se estabelecer uma correlação entre a influência da carga de trabalho mental e outros parâmetros fisiológicos, durante as diferentes fases de voo. O objetivo específico deste estudo é definir os limites fisiológicos de cada piloto, por meio de testes de simulação de voo, contemplando cenários diferentes, a fim de criar um sistema de alerta a bordo para evitar possíveis incidentes ou acidentes. Com esta investigação pretende-se também sugerir que uma eventual restrição na legislação referente ao licenciamento de pilotos de aviação ligeira, dentro das definições dos limites fisiológicos, seria uma contribuição positiva para um ambiente de voo mais seguro.

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Soo, Kassandra. "The Learning and Development Process of Pilots During Initial Airline Training." Thesis, Griffith University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/385188.

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The aviation industry has undergone rapid growth due to technological advancements, globalisation, and economic imperatives. In just over a decade, the Asia-Pacific region grew to become the largest air transport market in the world. In 2018, Boeing (2018) forecasted that 790,000 pilots would be required to meet air transportation demands in the next 20 years. Aviation is a rapidly expanding industry that requires continual and effective means for training pilots. This growth, however, has not always been well managed with recent accidents being attributed to reducing pilot standards within the airline industry. Consequently, the pressure is on airline training systems to ensure new pilots become effective and safe operators. Despite the emphasis of airlines to improve their training system, little attention has been given to trainees themselves. The focus of regulatory rules and research has been on standards, training tools, and sometimes, on instructors. However, the fundamental aspects of pilots’ learning within airline training programs have received little formal examination. What is seen as desirable for an airline pilot seems to be well understood, yet how trainees become a pilot with those qualities remains unknown. This study was an exploratory investigation to understand better the learning processes of new pilots entering the airline industry. The three concepts of curriculum theory—intended, enacted, and experienced curriculum—were used to structure the course of this research as lenses to explore the utility of training programs and illustrate the current training curriculum from different perspectives with an emphasis on trainee learning experiences. The aim was to explore how new pilots experience the training programs and some of the difficulties they encountered, specifically, how they learn to become a first officer of an airline. Through a qualitative case study approach, extensive fieldwork was conducted at two airlines in the Tasman region. Ten pilot trainees undergoing initial first officer training were involved in the study. Three main methods of data collection were used including document reviews, interviews, and observations. Data was analysed using thematic analysis with the assistance of NVivo. The researcher followed each pilot trainee during the entire course of the program during field research as well as remotely. The complex and dynamic nature of the aviation environment required the researcher to refine the research methods and tools progressively during the study. The findings led to the construction of a heuristic model called the First Officer Development Model (FODM) that illustrates pilot trainees’ learning during initial training. The FODM allowed the researcher to illuminate the areas trainees found important at specific stages of training. Essentially, the different iterations of the model provide a visual representation of what pilot trainees learned at specific stages of training and how they develop over the course of a training program. For example, learning aircraft type-specific knowledge was challenging for pilot trainees, especially in early phases, when they were trying to understand links within and between systems. However, as training progressed, this area of difficulty quickly reduced. Automation was a problem that evolved over the course of training. While not considered problematic in early phases of training, the ability to understand automation function, and putting it into practice in the aircraft, became increasingly difficult. Other instances of difficulty that occurred in later phases were learning and mastering procedures. Here procedures included becoming skilled at tasks (motor or verbal skills), the ability to correctly sequence tasks, their correct timing, and finally recalling or recognising a trigger to commence a task. Furthermore, the FODM assisted the researcher to view multi-crew operations differently. Here the study synthesised multi-crew to be a complex combination of procedural mastery and social skills as factors working interdependently during flight operations. The study identified that there is a theory-practice gap between what is taught during training and what is required as part of work. The existing methods of describing learning tend to have a single person focus. While these theories were able to explain some aspects of the study’s findings, they overlook other important factors the pilot trainees need during work. The thesis concludes with a discussion of the potential contributions and limitations of the study, and direction for future research.
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Verenzuela, Daniel. "Analysis of Alternative Massive MIMO Designs : Superimposed Pilots and Mixed-ADCs." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kommunikationssystem, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-145677.

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The development of information and communication technologies (ICT) provides the means for reaching global connectivity that can help humanity progress and prosper. This comes with high demands on data traffic and number of connected devices which are rapidly growing and need to be met by technological development. Massive MIMO, where MIMO stands for multiple-input multiple-output, is envisioned as a fundamental component of next generation wireless communications for its ability to provide high spectral and energy efficiency, SE and EE, respectively. The key feature of this technology is the use of a large number of antennas at the base stations (BS) to spatially multiplex several user equipments (UEs). In the development of new technologies like Massive MIMO, many design alternatives need to be evaluated and compared in order to find the best operating point with a preferable tradeoff between high performance and low cost. In this thesis, two alternative designs for signal processing and hardware in Massive MIMO are studied and compared with the baseline operation in terms of SE, EE, and power consumption. The first design is called superimposed pilot (SP) transmission and is based on superimposing pilot and data symbols to remove the overhead from pilot transmission and reduce pilot contamination. The second design is mixed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and it aims at balancing high performance and low complexity by allowing different ADC bit resolutions across the BS antennas. The results show that the baseline operation of Massive MIMO, properly optimized, is the preferred choice. However, SP and mixed ADCs still have room for improvement and further study is needed to ascertain the full capabilities of these alternative designs.

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