Prior Publisher
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Abstract
Sixty-three aviation major students and 71 non-aviation major students participated in an experiment concerning aviation experience and risk perception (Risk Perception Scale, RPS; Hunter, 2002). Non-aviation students rated three of the RPS risk scenarios (P2Fly, P2Life, P2 Base) as having higher perceived risk than aviation students with the exception of the weather risk scenarios (P2WX). Aviation students perceived the P2WX scenarios to be significantly more risky. These results have implications for how future pilots perceive risk.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Ferraro, R.,
VanDyke, D.,
Zander, M.,
Anderson, K.,
&
Kuehlen, B.
(2015).
Risk Perception in Aviation Students: Weather Matters.
International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace,
2(1).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2015.1044
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