Pitfalls,Pratfalls,and Prospects for Progress in Pilot Hiring,Screening,and Selection

Abstract

Recent airline accidents have been attributed to pilot errors of junior pilots whose professional flying experience, at the time of hiring, did not measure up to the standards of the hiring airline. How these pilots slipped through the screening process of conscientious and well intentioned personnel departments is a major question. Several tested and proven methods of applicant screening are suggested to be used in the hiring process for new pilots.

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