As the aviation population ages, it increasingly becomes affected by neurological diseases that may cause disability and reduce mobility and freedom, both mentally and physically. While some disorders progress slowly with relatively little effect, others may result in significant motor and neurological deficits that impair the ability to effectively perform aviation tasks. New advances in disease testing and diagnosis, such as genetic testing, now provide increased means for disease diagnosis ...
The U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper sensor operators (SOs) represent a group of enlisted airmen in a high-demand, high-precision, aviation-related position where they have a pivotal role in precision-strike aerial operations. This study evaluated psychological baseline test scores from the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R) on enlisted airmen who became operational Predator/Reaper SOs in an effort to assess how key personality traits (e.g., neuroticism, ...
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