title: [Effect of alcohol intake on the ability to pilot aircraft].
abstract: During the initial 4 hours after alcohol intake at a dose of 1.9 g/kg aircraft operators displayed disturbances in the psychic processes and functions responsible for each (from information reception and processing up to decision-making and building-up the controlling actions) structural elements in their activity resulting in considerable limitation or a complete failure to pilot aircraft. Main disorders included inability to correctly analyse flight situation and loss of skills to automatically control simulator, a sudden depletion of psychophysiological reserves and deterioration of operator's reliability. Less elaborated professional skills appear to be the most vulnerable.
authors.affiliation: State Scientific-Research Experimental Institute of Aviation and Space Medicine MO RF.
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Ushakov
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Egorov
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000401:Aircraft; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011930:Reaction Time
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol