Psychological factors affecting pilots' decisions to navigate in deteriorating weather.

From: North American Journal of Psychology | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Lacson, Frank C.; Madhavan, Poornima | Copyright information

Poor pilot decision-making in deteriorating weather is the leading cause of a significant percentage of fatalities arising from aviation accidents in the last two decades. Research has identified psychological factors underlying pilot decision strategies as the primary reasons for faulty decision making during inclement weather conditions. In the present review, the authors attempt to evaluate existing experimental data on the cognitive and affective processes that govern pilot deci...

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