Rest and Activity Patterns of Army Aviators in Routine and Operational Training Environments.

Fatigue continues to be a leading cause of military aviation mishaps. Several factors, including reversed shift missions, can negatively affect sleep patterns and increase the risk of fatigue due to sleep restriction. Currently, there is a lack of objective data regarding the current rest and activity patterns of military aviators across multiple operational conditions.

Army Aviators' Perceptions of Advanced Cockpit Aircraft.

Perceptions of features of automation, such as its safety and effects on basic flying skills, can shape how someone uses automation and accepts newly developed technology. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate current U.S.

Clinical Diagnoses Leading to Suspension in Army Aircrew: An Epidemiological Study.

Introduction: There have been few large-scale epidemiological examinations of military aircrew populations reported in recent literature. This study examined 10 yr of medical records contained in the U.S.

A Survey of Fatigue in Army Aviators.

Introduction: Fatigue plays a critical role in mission success due to its effect on a number of performance variables. The purpose of this study was to gauge the extent to which U.S.

British army air corps accidents, 1991-2010: a review of contrasting decades.

Introduction: Accident investigation and review are important not only to attribute failure modes, but also mitigate risk, improve safety, and enhance capability. It was hypothesized that an interesting perspective on British Army Air Corps (AAC) rotary-wing (RW) accidents may be garnered by contrasting data from the previous two decades with a general operational (OP) shift from European theaters of conflict to operations in Southwest Asia.

Methods: AAC mishaps for the period from January 1991 through December 2010 were reviewed within an air safety management system.

Fatigue assessment: subjective peer-to-peer fatigue scoring.

Introduction: Fatigue is a complex entity with contributing factors that may include insufficient sleep, circadian dysrhythmia, high workload, extended duty periods, clinical sleep pathology, psychosocial aspects, environmental factors, and many others. It can contribute to significant performance deficits and crucial safety lapses. Despite maximal implementation of accepted techniques and best practices for mitigation strategies, the deployed military rotary-wing (RW) environment must still contend with substantial fatigue-related issues among aircrew.

Airsickness prevention in helicopter passengers.

Introduction: Despite many existing treatments, airsickness is an issue of concern for soldiers being transported by helicopter. This experiment examined the efficacy of four airsickness treatments and their effects on performance. This study replicated the transport of soldiers in the cabin of an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter performing many of the flight maneuvers potentially experienced in a night troop transport during turbulent conditions.

An analysis of routine blood testing of British army pilots.

Background And Objective: The purpose of the study was to ascertain what had been discovered in the 15 yr that the British Army has been conducting a program of routine blood testing on its pilot population. These results were to be analyzed with respect to the causes of medical retirement, change of flight status on medical grounds, accidents, incidents, and sudden incapacitation in flight.

Methods: Data were collected from the records of 408 aircrew and comprised 1213 records of test batteries.