Abstract
Abstract : A series of studies have indicated that individual differences in hand-eye coordination, information processing ability, personality and attitudes are related to USAF pilot training performance. The current investigation was designed to cross-validate these results. Eight hundred eighty-five (885) USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) students were divided randomly into two groups. Pilot selection models that used a combination of Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) and Basic Attributes Test (BAT) battery scores were developed independently for each group and then cross-validated with the other group. In the model development phase, subjects with good hand-eye coordination who made quick decisions were more likely to complete UPT successfully in both groups. Although there was some reduction in the validity coefficients in the cross-validation phase, the selection models were related significantly to UPT final outcome in both groups. These results suggest that the AFOQT/BAT pilot selection models are sufficiently robust to be used as adjuncts to operational USAF pilot trainee selection procedures. Keywords: Aptitude testing, Basic attributes test, Pilot selection.
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