Psychophysiological effects of aging--developing a functional age index for pilots: III. Measurement of pilot performance.

Cognition and flight performance in older pilots.

“…Individualized pilot assessment pertaining to age has been more difficult than was anticipated. Research effort has gone into the development of a functional aging profile, where pilots are assessed not by chronological age but by relative skill level (Boone, 1982; Braune & Wickens, 1983a, 1983b, 1985; Gerathewohl, 1977, 1978a, 1978b; Halaby, 1962; Wickens, Braune, Stokes, & Strayer, 1985). The realization of the need for a flexible functional age index or profile to assess pilots is not new (Mohler, 1961, 1963, 1973).…”

Effects of antihistamine, age and gender on task performance.

“…Given this wide range of negative effects on performance associated with age, it should not be surprising that age has been identified as one of the most critical factors in job training and performance suc-cess among air traffic controllers (Collins, Boone, & VanDeventer, 1981;Mathews & Cobb, 1974) and has been of critical concern for defining pilot certification and mandatory retirement of air carrier pilots (Gerathewohl, 1977(Gerathewohl, ,1978a(Gerathewohl, , 1978bHilton Systems, 1994;Hyland, Kay, Deimler, & Gurman, 1994;Kay, Harris, Voros, Hillman, Hyland, & Deimler, 1994). However, one additional age-related factor, the pharmacokinetics of drug clearance, is also of interest with regard to the present study.…”