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FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-68/26
Title and Subtitle: Physiological studies on air tanker pilots flying forest fire retardant missions
Report Date: October 1968
Authors: Melton CE, Wicks M, Saldivar JT, Morgan J, Vance FP
Abstract: Pre-flight and post-flight studies were carried out on five air tanker pilots; in-flight studies were carried out on four of these five pilots. Pre- and post-flight studies consisted of a questionnaire and determinations of blood pressure, psychomotor performance and urine chemistry for stress metabolites. In-flight studies consisted of ECG, rectal temperature, cockpit temperature and voice transmissions, all continuously recorded on magnetic tape.
Key Words: Tanker aircraft, pilots, forest fires, stress, performance, fatigue, blood pressure, body temperature, reflexes, pulse rate, statistical analysis, electroencephalography
No. of Pages: 12
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-68/26
Title and Subtitle: Physiological studies on air tanker pilots flying forest fire retardant missions
Report Date: October 1968
Authors: Melton CE, Wicks M, Saldivar JT, Morgan J, Vance FP
Abstract: Pre-flight and post-flight studies were carried out on five air tanker pilots; in-flight studies were carried out on four of these five pilots. Pre- and post-flight studies consisted of a questionnaire and determinations of blood pressure, psychomotor performance and urine chemistry for stress metabolites. In-flight studies consisted of ECG, rectal temperature, cockpit temperature and voice transmissions, all continuously recorded on magnetic tape.
Key Words: Tanker aircraft, pilots, forest fires, stress, performance, fatigue, blood pressure, body temperature, reflexes, pulse rate, statistical analysis, electroencephalography
No. of Pages: 12
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