scholarly journals Aircraft-pilot and other pre-employment experience as factors in the selection of air traffic controller trainees.

Author(s):  
B. B. Cobb ◽  
P. L. Nelson
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (20) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Čekanová ◽  
Žaneta Miženková ◽  
Ľubomír Fábry ◽  
Róbert Rozenberg

<span lang="EN-US">The aim of the article is to analyze the psychological aspects of an air traffic controller who controls aircraft, communicates with the crew and encounters the incidents of different nature or even accidents. The work of the air traffic controller requires a high level of responsibility and tension which can often lead to stress and trauma. The first part of this article is highlighting the complexity of the profession and passes to the next section, which explains the context of workload, stress and trauma. Long-term stress and traumatic experience of ATC maybe harmful or contribute to early resignation from work. The selection of suitable candidates and their preparation for the profession of air traffic controller is so demanding that their work and psychological aspects require increased attention from the side of the research.</span>


2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Pecena ◽  
Doris Keye ◽  
Kristin Conzelmann ◽  
Dietrich Grasshoff ◽  
Peter Maschke ◽  
...  

The job of an air traffic controller (ATCO) is very specific and demanding. The assessment of potential suitable candidates requires a customized and efficient selection procedure. The German Aerospace Center DLR conducts a highly selective, multiple-stage selection procedure for ab initio ATCO applicants for the German Air Navigation Service Provider DFS. Successful applicants start their training with a training phase at the DFS Academy and then continue with a unit training phase in live traffic. ATCO validity studies are scarcely reported in the international scientific literature and have mainly been conducted in a military context with only small and male samples. This validation study encompasses the data from 430 DFS ATCO trainees, starting with candidate selection and extending to the completion of their training. Validity analyses involved the prediction of training success and several training performance criteria derived from initial training. The final training success rate of about 79% was highly satisfactory and higher than that of other countries. The findings demonstrated that all stages of the selection procedure showed predictive validity toward training performance. Among the best predictors were scores measuring attention and multitasking ability, and ratings on general motivation from the interview.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Chiappe ◽  
Thomas Strybel ◽  
Kim-Phuong Vu ◽  
Lindsay Sturre

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarek Krajewski ◽  
David Sommer ◽  
Sebastian Schnieder ◽  
Martin Golz

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