Accession Number:
ADA142457
Title:
The Measurement of Pilot Performance: A Master-Journeyman Approach
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Corporate Author:
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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Report Date:
1984-05-01
Pagination or Media Count:
109.0
Abstract:
This project evaluated several methods for measuring pilot performance in a general aviation simulator and examined the relationship between performance and workload. An Automated Performance Measurement APM system was designed for use in a flight simulator which was instrumented for digital data collection. Performance rating was accomplished by three independent observers. Workload was assessed using a real-time subjective input system with which pilots provided workload estimates every minute. Two groups of pilots participated in the experiment ten professional high-time pilots and ten recently qualified instrument pilots. Both the APM and the observer ratings showed significant performance differences between the two pilot groups. The automated technique showed more of a spread, however, among individuals in the professional masters group. The newly qualified pilots journeymen reported significantly higher workload than their masters counterparts and their performance was significantly worse.
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Subject Categories:
- Flight Control and Instrumentation
- Humanities and History
- Statistics and Probability
- Computer Hardware