The effectiveness of pictorial format representation of emergency procedures to aircrew members as compared to text or voice has not been demonstrated before. This study compares these variables in simulated combat missions. Although the flying performance measures revealed no statistically significant differences between the presentation modes, strong subjective differences were found.
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