Pilots’ Performance Assessment: Evidence Based Approach

Presented article focuses on support and creating of supporting indicators for Evidence-Based Training, Specific orientation lays on assessment of pilot's performance and heart rate assessment that may indicate psychophysiological condition of pilot. Method of experimental measurements included two groups (Gr. A and Gr. B) of ten subjects that completed simulator training and flight training on real airplane. Influencing factor for transition from analogue to glass cockpit layout was implemented for both groups where one group completed preparation for the transition (Gr. B) and the other did not (Gr. A). Results demonstrate that precision of piloting technique during final phase of training raised within Gr. B compare to Gr. A, however, rANOVA tests revealed that mean heart rate was almost same for both groups across the training phases. In addition to these facts, significant correlation was detected between subjective and exact assessment of pilot precision which together with other presented results represents the fact that pilot performance assessment could be done mainly by monitoring of pilot precision and correctness of performed lessons and manoeuvres. Presented research brings another possibilities for development of pilot training as well as to data-driven training.