Cognitive aging and flight performances in general aviation pilots |
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Authors: | Mickaël Causse Frédéric Dehais Mahé Arexis Josette Pastor |
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Affiliation: | 1. INSERM, Imagerie cérébrale et handicaps neurologiques UMR 825 , Toulouse , France;2. DMIA, ISAE, Université de Toulouse , Toulouse Cedex 4 , France mickael.causse@isae.fr;4. DMIA, ISAE, Université de Toulouse , Toulouse Cedex 4 , France;5. MSHE Ledoux CNRS USR 3124 , Besan?on Cedex , France;6. INSERM, Imagerie cérébrale et handicaps neurologiques UMR 825 , Toulouse , France |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | Aging Executive functions Aviation Human factors Decision making |
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