SURVEYING THE DIFFERENCE ON SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MILITARY FLIGHT CADETS, PILOTS, AND FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS

Phúc Thành Hoàng1,, Văn Mạnh Phan 2, Hữu Bền Nguyễn2, Minh Phương Nguyễn2
1 Air Defense-Air Force Academy
2 Vietnam Military Medical Academy

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Objective: To investigate the differences in some psychological characteristics of military flight cadets, pilots and crew members using the Vienna Test System (VTS) at Air Defense Air Force Medical Institute. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study combined with analysis of psychological parameters by VTS system on 300 people including flight cadets, pilots and crew members studying and working at flying units under the Ministry of Defense from 2020 to 2022. Results: RT test, the number of correct responses and reaction time was best for the pilot group, the worst was for the group of flight cadets. The fastest movement time was the group of trainees, the slowest was the group of crew members (CM). The highest number of corrects and delays when taking the SIGNAL test was in the pilot group, the lowest was in the CM group. The mean detection time of the CM group was higher than that of the pilot and trainee group. Checking SMK, the right angle deviation, horizontal angle deviation and vertical angle deviation were lowest for the pilot group, the highest was for the CM group. The ideal position time was longest in the pilot group, the least in the CM group. Conclusion: The best response time test was the pilot group, the worst was the flight trainee group. The ability to cognition and attention SIGNAL was highest of the pilot group, the lowest was the CM group. The best ability to coordinate movement SMK was the pilot group, the worst was the CM group.

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