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Cognitive aging and flight performances in general aviation pilots

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition

DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2011.586018

Authors: Mickaël Causse, Frédéric Dehais, Mahé Arexis, Josette Pastor

Institutions: Inserm, Hôpital Purpan, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Maison des sciences humaines et environnementales Claude Nicolas Ledoux

Language: English

Topic: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2055543799

FWCI: 2.173

Cites: 78

Cited by: 52

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