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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/48C53482-FBCD-45B1-8BC2-F6F9DEA8013D | ||
| Year | 2017 | ||
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | E. Tsifetakis and T. Kontogiannis, "Evaluating non-technical skills and mission essential competencies of pilots in military aviation environments," Ergonomics, pp. 1-15, May 2017. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2017.1332393 https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1332393 | ||
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To develop and validate a classification of non-technical skills (NTS) in military aviation, a study was conducted, using data from real operations of F16 aircraft formations. Phase 1 developed a NTS classification based on the literature review (e.g. NOTECHS) and a workshop with pilots. The Non-TEChnical-MILitary-Skills (NOTEMILS) scheme was tested in Phase 2 in a series of Principal Component Analysis with data from After-Action-Review sessions (i.e. 900 records from a wide range of operations). The NTS were found to make a good prediction of Mission Essential Components (R2 > 0.80) above the effect of experience. Phase 3 undertook a reliability analysis where three raters assessed the NOTEMILS scheme with good results (i.e. all rwg > 0.80). To look into the consistency of classifications, another test indicated that, at least, two out of three raters were in agreement in over 70% of the assessed flight segments. Practitioner Summary: A classification scheme of Non-Technical Skills (NTS) was developed and tested for reliability in military aviation operations. The NTS scheme is a valuable tool for assessing individual and team skills of F-16 pilots in combat. It is noteworthy that the tool had a good capability of predicting Mission Essential Competencies.
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