Predictive validity of pilot selection instruments for remotely piloted aircraft training outcome

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-53

  Carretta, Thomas R ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air Force Officer Qualifying Test; Personnel selection; Pilot candidate selection method; Remotely piloted aircraft

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MILITARY MEDICINE; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AIRCRAFT; HUMANS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871581285     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.3441.2013     Document Type: Article

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