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Relationship of age and simulated flight performance
Author(s)Jerome A Yesavage, Joy L Taylor, Martin S Mumenthaler, Art Noda
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 47, no 7, July 1999
Pagespp 819-823
KeywordsAir transport ; Performance ; Employment of older people ; Training [elderly workers] ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation100 aviators aged 50 to 69 were tested on a Frasca 141 flight simulator, which both generated graphics of the environment in which the pilots flew, and collected data concerning the aircraft's flight conditions. The researchers found that increased age was significantly associated with decreased aviator performance on a flight simulator. Although there was a significant relationship between increased age and decreased aviator performance, age explained 22% or less of the variance of performance on different flight tasks. Hence, other factors are also important in explaining the performance of older pilots. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990825316 A
ClassmarkOD: 5H: GC: GF: 3KB: 7T

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