Fatigue Identification and Management in Flight Training: An Investigation of Collegiate Aviation Pilots

Authors

Flavio A. C. Mendonca Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow

Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Aeronautical Science

Document Type

Presentation without Video

Publication/Presentation Date

2019

Abstract/Description

Pilot fatigue is a significant hazard affecting flight operations;

• Generally the product of one or more factors: Disrupted or lack of sleep;
• Inadequate food and or fluid intake;
• Mental;
• and Physical fatigue.

Previous studies have focused on military and commercial flight operations;

• Little to nothing has been done to investigate fatigue identification & management by general aviation pilots!

DOI

https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2019.1365

Publisher

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Number of Pages

29

Additional Information

The full article for this presentation can be found at this URL:

https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2019.1365

Scholarly Commons Citation

MENDONCA, F. A., Keller, J., & Lu, C. (2019). Fatigue Identification and Management in Flight Training: An Investigation of Collegiate Aviation Pilots. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 6(5). https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2019.1365