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Pilot selection : psychological principles and practice / edited by Robert Bor, Carina Eriksen, Todd Hubbard, Ray King.

Contributor(s): Bor, Robert [editor.] | Eriksen, Carina [editor.] | Hubbard, Todd [editor.] | King, Raymond E, 1959- [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429492105; 0429492103; 9780429959882; 0429959885; 9780429959905; 0429959907; 9780429959899; 0429959893Subject(s): Air pilots -- Selection and appointment | Aviation psychology | TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction | TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / CommercialDDC classification: 387.7068/3 LOC classification: TL555Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement
Contents:
<P>Part 1: History and Rationale for Pilot Selection</P><P>1. History of pilot selection</P><P>2. Rationale for pilot selection</P><P>3. Selecting the selectors </P><P>4. Job plans and job analysis </P><P>5. Psychometric testing: test construction, validation and norms </P><P>6. Ethics in psychometric testing </P><P>7. Tests commonly used in pilot selection </P><B><P>Part 2: The Pilot Selection Process</P></B><P>8. The recruitment process</P><P>9. Selecting for high risk roles </P><P>10. Selecting for initial trainee -- V -- licensed crew </P><P>11. Interviewing skills for pilot selection </P><P>12. The simulator and its use in pilot selection </P><P>13. Giving feedback to applicants </P><B><P>Part 3: Assessment with Selection of Pilots</P></B><P>14. Mental health assessment </P><P>15. Personality assessment </P><P>16. Personality disorder and its clinical assessment in aviation</P><P>17. Personality and training</P><P>18. Neurocognitive assessment </P><P>19. Medical assessment </P><P>20. Assessing 'fit' with the company and organisation</P><P>21. Assessment report preparation </P><P>22. Training of Aviation Psychologists </P><B><P>Part 4: Pilot Careers</P></B><P>23. Ability, aptitude and performance assessment </P><P>24. Pilot work appraisals and career coaching</P><P>25. Selection for command </P><P>26. Preparing pilots for retirement</P><B><P>Part 5: Other Aviation Selections</P></B><P>27. Selection of remote pilot/UAV operators </P><P>28. Selection in military settings </P><P>29. Selection of helicopter pilots </P><P>30. Selection of 'bush pilots' </P><P>31. Selection in air traffic control </P><P>32. Selection of cabin crew</P><P>33. Selection of maintenance engineers</P><P>34. Astronaut selection </P><P>35. The pilotless aircraft</P><P>36. Aviation psychologist careers and selection</P>
Summary: "This comprehensive book describes in practical and ethical terms how recruitment, selection, and psychological assessment can be conducted amongst pilots. It includes chapters written by experts in the field on domains and related areas, such as air traffic controllers and cabin crew. The book is written for airlines, senior pilots responsible for recruitment and training, human resources specialists, human factors and safety specialists, occupational health doctors, psychologists, AMEs, practitioners or academics involved in pilot selection"-- Provided by publisher.
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"This comprehensive book describes in practical and ethical terms how recruitment, selection, and psychological assessment can be conducted amongst pilots. It includes chapters written by experts in the field on domains and related areas, such as air traffic controllers and cabin crew. The book is written for airlines, senior pilots responsible for recruitment and training, human resources specialists, human factors and safety specialists, occupational health doctors, psychologists, AMEs, practitioners or academics involved in pilot selection"-- Provided by publisher.

<P>Part 1: History and Rationale for Pilot Selection</P><P>1. History of pilot selection</P><P>2. Rationale for pilot selection</P><P>3. Selecting the selectors </P><P>4. Job plans and job analysis </P><P>5. Psychometric testing: test construction, validation and norms </P><P>6. Ethics in psychometric testing </P><P>7. Tests commonly used in pilot selection </P><B><P>Part 2: The Pilot Selection Process</P></B><P>8. The recruitment process</P><P>9. Selecting for high risk roles </P><P>10. Selecting for initial trainee -- V -- licensed crew </P><P>11. Interviewing skills for pilot selection </P><P>12. The simulator and its use in pilot selection </P><P>13. Giving feedback to applicants </P><B><P>Part 3: Assessment with Selection of Pilots</P></B><P>14. Mental health assessment </P><P>15. Personality assessment </P><P>16. Personality disorder and its clinical assessment in aviation</P><P>17. Personality and training</P><P>18. Neurocognitive assessment </P><P>19. Medical assessment </P><P>20. Assessing 'fit' with the company and organisation</P><P>21. Assessment report preparation </P><P>22. Training of Aviation Psychologists </P><B><P>Part 4: Pilot Careers</P></B><P>23. Ability, aptitude and performance assessment </P><P>24. Pilot work appraisals and career coaching</P><P>25. Selection for command </P><P>26. Preparing pilots for retirement</P><B><P>Part 5: Other Aviation Selections</P></B><P>27. Selection of remote pilot/UAV operators </P><P>28. Selection in military settings </P><P>29. Selection of helicopter pilots </P><P>30. Selection of 'bush pilots' </P><P>31. Selection in air traffic control </P><P>32. Selection of cabin crew</P><P>33. Selection of maintenance engineers</P><P>34. Astronaut selection </P><P>35. The pilotless aircraft</P><P>36. Aviation psychologist careers and selection</P>

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