Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
City
Dayton
Abstract
The projected increase in elderly general aviation pilots in North America has raised concerns that aviation safety will be compromised. The present research used a flight simulator to examine change detection in young vs. older recreational pilots. Change detection was assessed in terms of the ability to detect unexpected and potentially critical events: the introduction of nearby air traffic and instrument malfunctions. The results show that older pilots missed more potentially critical events than their younger counterparts.
Repository Citation
Coffey, E.,
Herdman, C.,
Brown, M.,
& Wade, J.
(2007). Age-Related Changes in Detecting Unexpected Air Traffic and Instrument Malfunctions. 2007 International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, 139-142.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/isap_2007/113
