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Autogenic-feedback training improves pilot performance during emergency flying conditions
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cowings, Patricia S. Folen, Raymond A. Hisert, Glen L. Kellar, Michael A. Toscano, William B. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | Studies have shown that autonomous mode behavior is one cause of aircraft fatalities due to pilot error. In such cases, the pilot is in a high state of psychological and physiological arousal and tends to focus on one problem, while ignoring more critical information. The effect of training in physiological self-recognition and regulation, as a means of improving crew cockpit performance was examined. Seventeen pilots were assigned to the treatment and control groups matched for accumulated flight hours. The treatment group comprised four pilots of HC-130 Hercules aircraft and four HH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilots; the control group comprised three pilots of HC-130's and six Dolphin helicopter pilots. During an initial flight physiological data were recorded for each crewmember and individual crew performance and rated by an instructor pilot. Eight crewmembers were then taught to regulate their own physiological response levels using Autogenic-Feedback Training (AFT). The remaining subjects received no training. During a second flight, treatment subjects showed significant improvement in performance, while controls did not improve. The results indicate that AFT management of high states of physiological arousal may improve pilot performance during emergency flying conditions. |
| File Size | 694131 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930017887 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8z94547j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Transportation And Safety Resources Management Hh-65 Helicopter Pilot Performance Aircraft Accidents Flight Crews Emergencies Biofeedback Pilot Error Physiological Responses Pilot Training Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
