PILOT SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT

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PILOT SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT

• Diane L. Damos, Ph.D.
• Damos Aviation Services, Inc.

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Damos Aviation Services, Inc.

• Domestic and international services in civilian
  pilot selection
• Military experience

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Presentation

• Personnel shortage in aviation-related careers
• Pilot selection and testing needs

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International Observations

• World-wide shortage in aviation-related fields
• Pilots
• Mechanics
• ATC

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Domestic Observations

• Shortages of pilots and mechanics
• Shortages were well known
• Blue Ribbon Panels
• NAS Panels

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Local Efforts

• Magnet school
• AOPA programProject Pilot
• Re-activate your license
• ASU consortium
• Emphasis on minorities/women
• High school testing

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Status

• Limited attempts to promote aviation as a career
• Private or local government funding
• Limited effectiveness
• Mechanics? ATC?

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Causes

• Little visibility
• Not an attractive field
• Not just current events

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International Solutions

• UK CDs
• SAS Intro to Flying
• Canadian Council
• SAA
• Notification in secondary schools
• Widespread publicity
• Distributed testing

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Selection Issues

• Selection ratio
• Do we need new methodologies?
• Selection methodology is extremely good
• Often misunderstood
• Some points need further refinement
• Legal framework
• Concentrate on job performance

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Selection Issues (cont.)

• Do we need new selection instruments? Yes!
• Room for improvement
• Timesharing
• Psychomotor performance

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Selection Issues (cont.)

• Do we need new selection instruments? Yes!
• Assess previously unmeasured skills and abilities
• Learning
• Task prioritization
• Attitude/personality
• Motivation

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DAS Observations

• Develop tests
• Results are consistent
• Attitude