Cognitive aging and flight performances in general aviation pilots
- 8 August 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
- Vol. 18 (5), 544-561
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2011.586018
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.Keywords
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