The objective of this research was to compare scores from modified AFHRL Basic Attributes Tests against speed and proficiency in learning to fly a VTOL simulator. Initially 184 correlational analyses were performed to determine whether there were any significant relationships among various BAT scores and the criterion measures. Based on these results, nine independent variables were selected to enter in stepwise regression equations for four criterion measures. Based on these analyses, the PortaBAT tasks appear to be stable predictors of pilot performance in a VTOL simulator.
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