Cognitive aging and flight performances in general aviation pilots

Unlike professional pilots who are limited by the FAA's age rule, no age limit is defined in general aviation. Our overall goal was to examine how age-related cognitive decline impacts piloting performance and weather-related decision-making. This study relied on three components: cognitive ass...

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Published in:Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition Neuropsychology and Cognition, 2011-09, Vol.18 (5), p.544-561
Main Authors: Causse, Mickaël, Dehais, Frédéric, Arexis, Mahé, Pastor, Josette
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult. Elderly
Aerospace Medicine
Aging
Aging - psychology
Aviation
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Cognitive science
Decision Making
Developmental psychology
Executive Function
Executive functions
France
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human factors
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Neuroscience
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reaction Time
Regression Analysis
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Summary:Unlike professional pilots who are limited by the FAA's age rule, no age limit is defined in general aviation. Our overall goal was to examine how age-related cognitive decline impacts piloting performance and weather-related decision-making. This study relied on three components: cognitive assessment (in particular executive functioning), pilot characteristics (age and flight experience), and flight performance. The results suggest that in comparison to chronological age, cognitive assessment is a better criterion to predict the flight performance, in particular because of the inter-individual variability of aging impact on cognitive abilities and the beneficial effect of flight experience.
ISSN:1382-5585
1744-4128
DOI:10.1080/13825585.2011.586018