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An analysis of accident statistics reveals that over 50% of pilot-caused civil aviation accident fatalities are the result of faulty pilot judgment. Although the FAA requires examiners to evaluate pilot judgment, it provides no definition or criteria against which such an evaluation can be made. In spite of the statistics implicating pilot judgment in many aviation fatalities, attempts to teach it are almost nonexistent. It is but a slight overstatement to say that good pilot judgment is learned by the lucky and the cautious over many years of varied flying experiences. This paper examines some of the decision-research literature in an attempt to provide an operational definition of pilot judgment and to suggest ways that pilot judgment may be taught and evaluated in civil aviation.

Pilot decisional errors have always been a significant factor in aviation accidents. Pilot judgment, however, traditionally has been viewed as an intrinsic quality or a by-product of flying experience. Only recently has it been examined as a potential flight-training requirement. Over the past 10 years, initial steps have been taken in Canada and in the United States to validate the effectiveness of pilot judgment training. In this study, the judgment skills of Canadian civilian air cadets who received judgment training both in the classroom and in flight while earning a private pilot license were compared with the skills of a control group of cadets who received conventional training. The judgment skills of all subjects were measured during short, well-structured cross-country "observation flights." The results indicate that those subjects who had received judgment training averaged fewer decisional errors than did their counterparts who had received the standard training only. These results suggest that pilot judgment can be improved with training

The subject of the study is the changes taking place in the legislation on property protection in Eastern European states due to the influence of pilot judgments. Special attention is paid to the relevant principles of property rights established by the case-law of the ECtHR

The construct validity of five "hazardous thought patterns" that are hypothesized to mediate pilot judgment was examined in a sample of 35 civil pilots using a self-assessment inventory developed in previous FAA research. A significant relationship was observed between three of the hazardous thought patterns and scores on both the 16PF integration/self-concept control scale and the Rotter locus of control scale. No relationship to 16PF impulsivity or superego strength was noted. The implications for pilot training and certification are discussed.