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The Effect of Expertise during Simulated Flight Emergencies on the Autonomic Response and Operative Performance in Military Pilots

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  • Sara Santos

    (Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal)

  • Jose A. Parraca

    (Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
    Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal)

  • Orlando Fernandes

    (Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
    Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal)

  • Santos Villafaina

    (Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
    Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain)

  • Vicente Javier Clemente-Suarez

    (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain
    Grupo de Investigación en Cultura, Educación y Sociedad, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia)

  • Filipe Melo

    (Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
    Laboratory of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Human Kinetics Technical, University of Lisbon, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

Heart rate variability (HRV) and performance response during emergency flight maneuvers were analyzed. Two expert pilots (ages 35 and 33) and two rookie pilots (ages 25) from the Portuguese Air Force participated in this case–control report study. Participants had to complete the following emergency protocols in a flight simulator: (1) take-off engine failure, (2) flight engine failure close to the base, (3) flight engine failure far away from the base, and (4) alternator failure. The HRV was collected during all these maneuvers, as well as the performance data (the time it took to go through the emergency protocol and the subjective information from the flight simulator operator). Results regarding autonomic modulation showed a higher sympathetic response during the emergency maneuvers when compared to baseline. In some cases, there was also a higher sympathetic response during the emergency maneuvers when compared with the take-off protocol. Regarding performance data, the expert pilots accomplished the missions in less time than the rookie pilots. Autonomic modulation measured from HRV through portable devices can easily relay important information. This information is relevant since characterizing these maneuvers can provide helpful information to design training strategies to improve those psychophysiological responses.

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  • Sara Santos & Jose A. Parraca & Orlando Fernandes & Santos Villafaina & Vicente Javier Clemente-Suarez & Filipe Melo, 2022. "The Effect of Expertise during Simulated Flight Emergencies on the Autonomic Response and Operative Performance in Military Pilots," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9141-:d:872679
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